The Orange Door Team will bring together specialist workforces and practices to create an integrated Orange Door team and a consolidated intake point in each area Orange Door area to create a new way of support for:
The Orange Door is a government response to the Royal Commission into Family Violence with the view to coordinate services and to become a one stop shop front for family violence matters. The Orange Door will deliver a fundamental change to the way that the community service sector works with women, children, families, and men around family violence.
The Orange Door Team will bring together specialist workforces and practices to create an integrated Orange Door team and a consolidated intake point in each area Orange Door area to create a new way of support for:
This will be achieved by drawing on the expertise of CSOs and ACCOS and bringing together workers from organisations that currently:
The Orange Door Team will include a mix of staff employed by FSV and staff employed by CSOs, Aboriginal services and DHHS.
The Aboriginal Hub Practitioner will be part of two teams – The Orange Door Team and the Njernda Family Services Team.
The Orange Door will deliver a fundamental change to the way we work with women, children, families, and men. The role of The Orange Door is to provide:
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
Welcoming and serving our community with understanding and without judgement.
RESPECT
Establishing relationships based on respect and
ADVOCACY
Working to transform the disadvantaged and challenge the causes that impact on our community.
RESILIENCE
Encouraging cultural and spiritual growth to enable personal
ACCOUNTABILITY
Taking ownership and initiative of Njernda values to ensure trusted collaborations are formed.
a. Primary Responsibilities
1. Providing culturally safe and responsive support to Aboriginal children, women, and men by:
Co-working and providing daily specialist practice support for the Hubs staff
Managing a caseload of complex and/or sensitive cases
Operating with autonomy and accountability in supporting Aboriginal children, women, and
2. Assist other senior Aboriginal staff with developing Hub Staff in working with Aboriginal children, women, and men:
Building capability of Hub practitioners to deliver culturally competent responses to Aboriginal children, women, and men, informed by cultural expertise, client experience and in line with the relevant practice frameworks and legislation
Providing practitioners with relevant information and access to systems to support safe and effective responses to Aboriginal children and families as part of an integrated practice approach
Modelling integrated practice approaches and behaviours integral to ethical clinical practice working with Aboriginal children and families
Sharing practice knowledge on Aboriginal approaches to holistic healing and whole of family practices
Building the cultural safety of the Hub and supporting choice and self-determination of Aboriginal people.
Liaising with organisations and services within the Hub network in order to improve direct service issues for Aboriginal people accessing services through the Hub.
Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the Victoria Government’s, information security and privacy policies and
Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.
Other duties as directed by the Practice Leader and consistent with the overall goals and responsibilities of this position.
3. Administration and Compliance
4. Preferred / Desired / Mandatory Education, Training and/or Competencies.
Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community, advocating for culturally safe practice, preferably in the context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families experiencing Family Violence.
Other relevant information:
Conditions of employment
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Written applications should include a covering letter. Please include the names and telephone contacts of at least two referees.
Address your application marked: “Private & Confidential.”
Please check the closing date to ensure your application is received within the specified time. Applications may be posted, emailed, hand delivered or faxed (provided that a hard copy is posted on the same day).
To: HR Manager
Njernda Aboriginal Corporation
51-55 Heygarth Street
Echuca Vic 3564
(PO Box 201)
Echuca Vic 3564
Email jobs@njernda.com.au Fax: (03) 5480 2250
All applications close: 21st Apr 2023