This is an Aboriginal Identified position.
Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service (YWAHS) is a Specialist Aboriginal Family Violence Service, which is an independent Not for Profit (NFP) organisation, who delivers services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living within the catchments of Wellington and East Gippsland Local Government Area’s.
We provide culturally safe and holistic services including counselling, clinical and therapeutic support and referral pathways. We develop, implement, and deliver family violence education and prevention programs and provide advocacy and post intervention support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families.
We support the recovery and healing of Aboriginal victims, individuals, families, and communities affected by family violence, and provide support to perpetrators of family violence, linking them into programs and services to address their behaviour and to help them build tools around respectful and healthy relationships with their partners, children, and extended family.
Our focus is on providing Aboriginal led solutions, which are ‘trauma informed,’ culturally safe, within holistic models of health and wellbeing.
ROLE PURPOSE
The Aboriginal Practice Leader is a practice leadership position in each Support and Safety Hub (known as The Orange Door Network).
Auspiced by Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service, within The Orange Door Network, the Aboriginal Practice Leader will work in close partnership with the Hub Manager, Practice Leaders, the Aboriginal Hub Practitioner, and Team Leaders to
lead high quality, culturally safe and effective responses to Aboriginal people seeking support and safety through The Orange Door.
The Aboriginal Practice Leader will be responsible for providing practice leadership and expert advice to The Orange Door Network workforce on culturally safe and inclusive specialist family violence services, child and family services and perpetrator interventions.
The Aboriginal Practice Leader will provide secondary consultations to internal and external stakeholders and
proactively build cultural safety and competence in The Orange Door.
In addition, the Aboriginal Practice Leader will work with the Hub Manager and the Service System Navigator to build and
maintain effective partnerships with Aboriginal services and communities within The Orange Door Network to support choice for Aboriginal people.
BENEFITS
- Competitive base salaries plus superannuation and annual leave loading
- Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
- Industry leading training and support
- Promotional opportunities
- Working alongside diverse people towards a common goal
- Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service
QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- A relevant qualification and/or equivalent certification from a nationally accredited provider in the
area of social welfare, counselling, social work, family therapy, psychology, creative arts therapies,
or community mental health nursing.
- A minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work or recent employment in the family violence
sector or equivalency met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with the minimum mandatory
qualification requirements.
Please see: Mandatory minimum qualifications for specialist family violence response roles | vic.gov.au
Like to know more? Please email [email protected] using the subject line: Aboriginal Practice Lead
All applicants must attach a Resume and Cover Letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria (please refer to the Position Description). Please note, incomplete applications may not be considered.
Applications close Friday 29th May 2026.
We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. YWAHS is committed to ensuring our workplace culture continues to value diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTI and other diversity groups.
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