Orange Door Practitioner- Brimbank Melton
Job Description
Executive Division: Operations
Division: Integrated Community Health Services
Program: Community Programs
Department: Orange Door Network - Brimbank Melton
Enterprise Agreement: Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sect
Job Function: Allied Health Professionals
Role Summary:
Location: Orange Door Brimbank Melton (offices located in Cobblebank)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
Salary Classification: SW2 or CDW2B + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Annual Leave: 5 weeks per annum
Work-life balance: with access to monthly accrued days off (ADO) and flexible work-from-home arrangements.
About the role
The Orange Door Brimbank Melton provides an integrated service response for people experiencing family violence, women, children, and families in need of support, and people who use violence. In this role, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, client-centred responses and contribute to improving safety and wellbeing outcomes for adults and children. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and collaborative team environment.
Key responsibilities
Provide short-term support to individuals impacted by family violence, including advice and referrals.
Focus on risk management, safety planning, and making appropriate referrals.
Conduct child wellbeing checks and complete child wellbeing assessments.
Complete risk assessments on people using violence.
Complete MARAM’s with Victim Survivors.
Adhere to documentation and record keeping requirements.
The Orange Door
The Orange Door aims to support individuals and families experiencing family violence by providing a central access point to services tailored to their unique needs. Our key priority is to reduce the risk of harm associated with controlling, violent, and abusive behaviour through comprehensive risk assessment and management strategies. We achieve this by:
Providing a visible contact point for individuals seeking specialist support.
Assisting people in identifying family violence and child well-being issues.
Offering advice based on contemporary risk assessment tools and guidance.
Providing specialist support and tailored advice for victims, families, children, and people using violence.
Coordinating access to support services.
Maintaining a system-wide view of service capacity, client experience, and outcomes.
About you
You are a skilled and compassionate practitioner with experience engaging adults who use family violence. You demonstrate a strong understanding of the drivers and dynamics of family violence, risk assessment, and behaviour change principles. You are confident in undertaking comprehensive assessments, developing safety plans, and working collaboratively with partner agencies to promote accountability and support change. You bring empathy, sound judgement, and a commitment to delivering evidence-informed, respectful, and non-collusive practice.
You are a highly resilient and adaptable individual who thrives in an ever-changing environment and maintains a calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure. Your ability to build rapport, maintain professional boundaries, and contribute to a multidisciplinary team will make you an asset to the Orange Door Brimbank Melton workforce.
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About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
