Family Life - Transforming lives for stronger communities

Work locally in the Bayside Area and make a difference within the Community

Full-time, permanent opportunity

Enjoy flexible work options and a great team culture

Level 7 SCHADS Award $119,093.52 + Generous Salary Packaging + Super

Work with us at Family Life and be part of our supportive, people-focused culture.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join Family Life as a Team Leader working within The Orange Door in Bentleigh (Bunurong Land) as well as travel to other sites as required. The Orange Door Partnership aims to safely address the needs of all Victorians who experience or use Family Violence.

The Orange Door is a Partnership program that performs integrated intake and assessment
services, providing a pathway to Integrated Family Services, Specialist Women’s Family
Violence Services and Men’s Behaviour Change programs. The Orange Door provides
services to families who need support in relation to child wellbeing and seeks to improve
service capacity by integrating service delivery. The Orange Door has a strong commitment to developing opportunities for timely, appropriate and where necessary, intensive interventions to prevent the escalation of risk factors and issues regarding vulnerable children and their families.

The Team Leader provides operational management within the Orange Door which includes managing workloads across the team and providing oversight and guidance to team members. The Team Leader will be required to work collaboratively with 10 multidisciplinary, inter Agency teams.

Key Responsibility Areas

The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Leadership of an integrated team of practitioners from partner agencies within
Orange Door, managing workflow in line with Family Safety Victoria requirements, as
well as home agency leadership of Family Life’s Orange Door Child Wellbeing Team.

Contribute to the development of a streamlined service response for women, children
and families affected by Family Violence, broader vulnerability and risk.

Work with perpetrators of Family Violence to hold them in view and engage them so
that they take responsibility for changing their behaviour and choose to end their use
of violence.

Encourage, model and create cultures that promote respectful relationships, both
inside and outside of the Orange Door / Support and Safety Hub.

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a consultative, collaborative, coordinated
manner and participate in staff meetings, team meetings and staff development to build and sustain strong and enduring partnerships.

Coordinate and lead family violence focused direct supervision, leadership and
professional development for team members.

Comply with agency, program and legislative requirements in relation to information
sharing, case recording and data entry requirements.

Work closely with the local Family Violence services including Victoria Police, family
services agencies, the Aboriginal Liaison Worker, Senior Child Protection Practitioner,
Community Based and other service providers to provide creative, flexible intake
service responses for women, men, children and families with complex issues and who may be difficult to engage.

Work with partner agencies across justice, health and social services to build capacity
through providing secondary consultation, expert advice and guidance, provision of
learning, development, mentoring, supervision and opportunities for reflective practice

Our Ideal Candidate at Family Life

Growth Mindset - You pride yourself for your commitment to resilience and continuous improvement. You see growth opportunities as opposed to failures, and you are always on the lookout for an improved workflow or process. You think creatively, value input and feedback from peers, and adapt to changing or unforeseen circumstances.

Curiosity - You naturally seek out learning opportunities and further information without being prompted to by your manager. You clarify the ‘Why’ and like to investigate and explore further information.

Proactivity - You are a positive influence on your colleagues, you opt-in to support organisational projects, and always lend a hand to support others.

The Community Connector Practitioner will be required to work flexibly, with hours that are aligned with the needs of the client, which will include outside normal business hours and occasional weekend work. Additionally, whilst primarily based from Family Life’s Sandringham, Hampton East and Frankston locations, this role will involve working across partner agencies to deliver support to families engaged in the response.

Who we are

At Family Life, we believe every child deserves to thrive in a safe and healthy family environment. Family Life is a specialist family services provider that has worked with children, families and communities for more than 50 years. Our vision is to work with clients and partners to create capable communities, strong families and thriving children.

We are known for our innovation and whole-of-community collective impact approach. Our teams are committed to transforming the lives of our clients and communities to build resilience and healthy relationships. We are proudly purpose-driven, independent and not for profit. We support our community through our specialist family services, community strengthening programs, a network of op shops, a vibrant engaged volunteer community and passionate skilled staff.

Working at Family Life - more than just a job!

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the community in which you live a better place and working with others who feel the same way.

Additionally, you will have access to:

● Flexible work options and a great team culture

● Salary packaging (receive up to an extra $18,500 in tax-free pay per year)

● Paid Wellbeing Leave

● Paid Study Leave

● Additional Paid Leave for End of Year Closedown

● Purchased Annual Leave Scheme

● Rostered Day Off Scheme for Eligible Employees

● Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service for employees

How to Apply

You can view the full position description and submit your confidential application—including a CV and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria—via the Family Life Careers.

For further information regarding the position please contact Millicent Bainbridge, Family Safety and Wellbeing on (03) 8599 5433.

*We will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore this role may close sooner if we find the right candidate. Please apply now to ensure you do not miss out!

All offers of employment are subject to the Family Life Safety Screening process, including a Working with Children Check and Police Records Check. Any person issued with a negative notice on their Working with Children Check will not be eligible for employment with Family Life.

Family Life values diversity and welcomes applicants who meet the position criteria, irrespective of race and ethnicity, colour, age, gender, gender identity, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

Family Life is a trauma informed organisation and recognises the unique skills, contributions and insights that come from lived experience.