Team Leader Orange Door in Horsham

Support families, children and young people to be safe and well. Be part of a collaborative, multi-agency model.

About the opportunity:

• Lead change.
• Strengthen families.
• Shape an integrated service system.

The Orange Door brings together community services, Aboriginal services and government to deliver a new way of supporting:

• Women, children, young people and families experiencing family violence.
• Perpetrators of family violence.
• Families needing support with the care, development and wellbeing of infants, children and young people.

Within Orange Door Wimmera, Uniting is responsible for delivering services that support children, young people and families to thrive. The Orange Door Team Leader will provide management, coordination and practice leadership within an integrated, multi-agency environment. You’ll support and develop Uniting Practitioners and Senior Practitioners through a matrix supervision model, while working closely with the Orange Door Leadership Team to ensure high-quality, client‑centred responses. This role plays a critical part in strengthening collaboration across the service system and enhancing outcomes for families and children.

You’ll Bring:

• Leadership & Team Management: Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams in high-pressure environments. You’ll coach and mentor staff, manage performance, foster collaboration and build a strong, trauma-informed team culture. Experience supervising practitioners in family violence, child wellbeing or community services is highly valued.
• Expertise in Family Violence & Child Wellbeing Frameworks: A strong understanding of risk assessment, safety planning and relevant legislation, including family violence and child protection frameworks. Experience working within integrated service systems and applying structured decision-making tools to deliver consistent, client-centred responses is essential.
• Advanced Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional communication skills to support people experiencing complex and sensitive circumstances, while also building and maintaining strong partnerships across agencies. You’ll confidently coordinate services, advocate effectively and manage conflict with professionalism and care.

Minimum Qualification Requirement:

In line with Victorian Government requirements, applicants must hold a relevant degree qualification in Social Work or a related family violence discipline (AQF Level 7 or above). Please refer to the Mandatory Minimum Qualifications Policy for full details, including alternative experience and qualification pathways.

What’s on offer:

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you. In addition to your base hourly rate (SCHADS Level 7) and super, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and the ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits, which can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing, streaming services, and much more. With our meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually, you can save on dining out and drinks, making the most of your pre-tax dollars.

At Uniting, you can also access the following:

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning!
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• We value diversity and lived experiences.
• Access support via work groups.
• We recognise contributions with our annual awards programme!
• Our people are central - access leadership development.

How to apply:

Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone. For any questions, reach out to Tanya Henderson, Manager Integrated Intake and Community Support on Tanya.Henderson@vt.uniting.org or 0437 912 201 for a chat.

About Uniting:

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.