Aboriginal Practice Lead - The Orange Door

Mildura (Onsite)
Full-time, Ongoing
SCHADS Level 7 - approx. $115,000 + Super + Salary Packaging

About the Role

This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified position and a meaningful opportunity for an experienced Aboriginal practitioner to provide practice leadership within The Orange Door (TOD) in Mildura.The Aboriginal Practice Lead plays a key role in strengthening culturally safe, trauma-informed and Aboriginal-led practice across The Orange Door workforce. You will support staff working with Aboriginal children, families and communities impacted by family violence, child protection concerns and complex needs.This role is about walking alongside practitioners, sharing cultural knowledge, and helping embed Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing into everyday practice

Key Responsibilities

Provide cultural and practice leadership to The Orange Door workforceSupport culturally safe responses across family violence, child and family services, and perpetrator interventionsOffer secondary consultations to internal staff and external partner servicesStrengthen workforce cultural safety, confidence and accountabilitySupport non-Aboriginal practitioners to work respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal familiesBuild and maintain strong relationships with Aboriginal communities and servicesAdvocate for Aboriginal voices, self-determination and culturally safe systems within TOD

About You

You are an Aboriginal person with strong community connections and experience working in:Family violence, child and family services, and/or perpetrator interventionsPractice leadership, mentoring or coaching rolesAboriginal community-controlled or mainstream service settingsYou bring cultural authority, confidence and care to your work, and are comfortable supporting others to reflect, learn and grow in culturally safe practice ️

Requirements

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified roleRelevant qualifications and/or significant lived and professional experienceAbility to work onsite in MilduraWorking With Children Check and relevant background checks

What's On Offer

SCHADS Level 7 salary (~$115,000)Salary packaging benefitsRelocation assistance/bonusSecure, ongoing full-time roleOpportunity to make a real difference for Aboriginal children, families and communitiesHow to Apply

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For more information, please contact our Family Services Team on 03 9081 0562

Commitment to Child Safety, Inclusion and being an equal opportunities employer

Tradewind Australia is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and vulnerable people. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

All successful applicants will undergo reference checks, identity verification and Working with Children Check and further compliance requests pending the organisation's requirements.