Aboriginal Response Team Leader

About the role

The Orange Door Aboriginal Response Team Leader is based at The Orange Door in Morwell and provides leadership, practice guidance and operational support to the Aboriginal Response Team. The team supports Aboriginal women, children and families experiencing family violence, people who use violence, and families seeking support for their children's care, development and wellbeing. The role strengthens Aboriginal cultural safety, self-determination and choice, and builds the cultural capability of the wider workforce.

Key responsibilities

• Provide culturally safe, trauma-informed leadership and supervise, mentor and coach practitioners, including performance management and reflective practice.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and ongoing professional development, and manage task allocation and workflow across the team.
• Support practitioners with case direction, secondary consultation and case oversight, and hold a caseload of complex or sensitive cases when needed.
• Promote cultural safety, cultural awareness and client-centred practice, and work with the Aboriginal Practice Leader and Hub leadership to build partnerships.
• Collaborate with Victoria Police, Child Protection and Aboriginal services to maintain referral pathways.
• Ensure compliance with RDAC policies, the Child Safe Standards, Social Services Regulations, CIMS, CISS, FVISS, MARAM and the Child, Youth and Families Act 2005.
• Keep case notes, data entry and program documentation accurate and timely, and escalate risks to the General Manager.

Required profile

• Bachelor degree in Social Work, Community Services, Psychology, Children & Families or a related discipline; AQF Level 7 or above in family violence or a related discipline for specialist family violence roles hired after 1 July 2021.
• Working with Children's Check, satisfactory criminal history check and current Victorian driver's licence.
• Satisfactory drug and alcohol screening.
• Strong understanding of Aboriginal culture, history and the challenges faced by Aboriginal families.

Required skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver high-quality, culturally appropriate, trauma-informed services.