• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,000 in salary packaging benefits
• Ongoing, Full – Time Position based in Sunbury
• Support families facing violence with advice, risk checks & shared leadership.

Your new role

In this role, you will be responsible for providing high-quality, safe, and effective support to children, young people, and families experiencing family violence or requiring assistance with care and well-being. You will work within a multidisciplinary team as a first point of contact, offering information, advice, and risk assessments to ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable individuals.

Operating under a matrix management model, you will report daily to a Team Leader from any of the partner organisations within The Orange Door. As a Uniting employee, your formal supervision will come from a Uniting Team Leader, with additional guidance and support provided by The Orange Door Practice Leaders.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you. In addition to your salary of hourly rate (SCHADS Level 5) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Current Victorian Driver’s License
• Minimum qualification for this role is a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification
• Relevant professional experience or have a related qualification relevant to child and family welfare as per the mandatory minimum qualifications for family violence practitioners
• Understanding of the ‘Best Interests’ framework, CYFA 2005, Family Violence Protection Act 2008, FVISS, CISS and MARAM frameworks is desirable
• Demonstrated ability as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field including experience in undertaking comprehensive risk and needs assessments and risk management responses
• Understanding of the gendered nature of family violence

 View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Carla Ruse on Carla.Ruse@vt.uniting.org for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.