Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: $100,000 - $110,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Occupation not specified
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 5768
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:
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:
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.
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.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives of those experiencing family violence and promoting the wellbeing of children — and you meet the position requirements — we’d love to hear from you. Simply click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 31 October 2025.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Mark Stephenson via email [email protected].
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.