Team Leader - The Orange Door

Anglicare Victoria • Bayside, NY

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About The Position

The Orange Door is a fast paced, short intervention service often when people are in crisis. The Orange Doors brings together different workforces and practices to create an integrated Orange Door team and a consolidated intake point in each Orange Door area to create a new way of support for: women, children, young people and families experiencing family violence; perpetrators of family violence; families in need of support with the care, development and well-being of infants, children and young people.
This role will oversee integrated practice across adult using family violence, victim survivor, and child wellbeing specialisations. However, it is expected that the you will have strong expertise and demonstrated knowledge in working with adults using family violence, as Anglicare Victoria holds this specialisation within the Orange Door South Metro Area. This position involves both the management and coordination as well as the support, mentoring, development of Anglicare Practitioners and Senior Practitioners, in a matrix supervision model. The Team Leader will be responsible for providing practice guidance and leadership to The Orange Door Practitioners across The Orange Door in the delivery of program requirements, to maintain the quality of service provided to people accessing the Orange Door for support. This will involve the requirement to collaborate closely with The Orange Door Leadership team to provide an integrated and client focused service for women, children, young people and families experiencing family violence and adults using family violence. Within the integrated model, the Team Leader will also work collaboratively, with an integrated approach across the service system, maintaining positive relationships with partnering organisations and developing new relationships with key agencies. Manage, build and maintain strong key stakeholder relationships. Identify and manage obstacles and opportunities for development in the internal and external environment. Effectively self manage behaviour and maintain and foster a culture of resilience.

Requirements

• Experience working with adults using family violence.
• Experience working with clients with complex needs and risk issues in any of the following service areas: Family Violence, Family Services, Child Protection, Mental Health and/or Alcohol and Other Drugs;
• Expert knowledge and experience working in social services leadership roles: established expertise and capability to lead and embed integrated practice;
• Demonstrated experience in risk assessment and risk management;
• Demonstrated cross-sectoral expertise in relevant disciplines, including but not limited to a knowledge of the drivers/causes of family violence, child development, attachment and trauma theories;
• Ability to work collaboratively to drive cultural change. A clear concept of the culture required to achieve integrated practice; the ability to deliver innovative practices that enhance integrated practice and promote quality standards; an understanding of how to build and establish effective practice cultures;
• Extensive experience in supervision of staff; strong problem solving skills and extensive experience in the development of effective team work skills.
• Mandatory Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degrees, Graduate Certificates, and Master’s Degrees are required to work at The Orange Door. If you hold a Diploma, then you will need to complete further study and complete a higher level of education within the next 10 years.

Responsibilities

• Oversee integrated practice across adult using family violence, victim survivor, and child wellbeing specialisations.
• Management and coordination as well as the support, mentoring, development of Anglicare Practitioners and Senior Practitioners, in a matrix supervision model.
• Providing practice guidance and leadership to The Orange Door Practitioners across The Orange Door in the delivery of program requirements, to maintain the quality of service provided to people accessing the Orange Door for support.
• Collaborate closely with The Orange Door Leadership team to provide an integrated and client focused service for women, children, young people and families experiencing family violence and adults using family violence.
• Work collaboratively, with an integrated approach across the service system, maintaining positive relationships with partnering organisations and developing new relationships with key agencies.
• Manage, build and maintain strong key stakeholder relationships.
• Identify and manage obstacles and opportunities for development in the internal and external environment.
• Effectively self manage behaviour and maintain and foster a culture of resilience.

Benefits

• A salary at SCHCADS level 7.2 which equates to $121,583 at full time ($61.53 per hour)
• Based at the Cranbourne Orange Door.
• Full time, permanent
• A leadership role, mentoring and supporting Orange Door Practitioners and Senior Practitioners.
• Leadership and advice from Practice Leaders and the Hub Manager as well as the Anglicare Program Manager to support your needs.
• 9am–5pm hours offering predictability in a complex sector.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager