5 weeks annual leave per year pro rata
Attractive Salary Packaging options available
Based in Frankston

Permanent Full Time position available 

Credentialing- Community Development Worker CL3 YR4 (ON40) Social Worker G2 YR4 SC24

For more information about the role, please read the Position Description

This role stops advertising on the- 6/1/25

Who We Are and What We Stand For
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

This position is based at The Orange Door which brings together different workforces and practices to create an integrated team and a consolidated intake point in each Hub area to provide support for:

• Women, children and young people and families experiencing family violence,
• People who use violence,
• Families in need of support with the care, development, and well-being of children.

What You Will Be Doing:

The Intake and Assessment Practitioner will provide crucial support to the successful intake and flow of referral information in regard to Adults Using Violence being referred to the Orange Door. You will be part of a dynamic Orange Door team at the forefront of responding to people experiencing and using family violence. The role will screen and organise vital information then facilitate the delivery of first communication to clients. A range of other assessment and support activities, including information sharing, will also be undertaken.

This role is a full time role reporting to the Peninsula Health team Leader at the Orange Door.

Please contact Lewis Burnside on 0409 640730 if you would like to discuss more about the role.

We anticipate you will have:

• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills including excellent telephone manner
• Sound written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of programs
• Ability to work unsupervised and as an effective team member
• Sound understanding of privacy and confidentiality
• Ability to complete tasks efficiently and accurately in a busy work environment
• Maintain professional and ethical behaviours in keeping with the standards of the profession and the organisation
• Competency in the use of Microsoft Office applications
  
  What Next
  Apply NOW!
  
  If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.
  
  Additional Requirements:
  Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
  
  We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
  
  To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
  
  https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
  
  *Please refer to salary circular Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 – 2026
  
  It is highly recommentded to be fully vacinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
  
  Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.