Working for wayss
Our people matter. Without them, we would be unable to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people facing homelessness and family violence. This is our motivation in creating wayss as a great place to work.
Testimonials from our team members
Nicole – Advanced Practice Leader, The Orange Door.
Working at wayss has been one of the best decisions in my career so far. wayss has nurtured, encouraged, given me every possible advantage with training and support to progress within my career. wayss has shown continuously, a response to our clients in line with our purpose and vision. To be valued and supported to the level that wayss does, shows how well management work to ensure a positive workplace and culture that is entrusting and supportive.
wayss is the largest provider of homelessness, housing and family violence services in the South East Melbourne area. We exist so people can live a life free from family violence and have access to safe, sustainable and affordable housing. Our vision is to be the major provider of social housing services and leading edge client support programs in the Southern Melbourne Metropolitan region.
We deliver funded services and programs across the South East of Melbourne including the local government areas of Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Casey and Cardinia.
About The Orange Door
The Orange Door delivers a fundamental change to the way we work with women, children and families, and men. The role of The Orange Door is to provide:
The Orange Door brings together different workforces and specialist practices from a range of community organisations to provide an integrated response to families experiencing family violence; perpetrators of family violence and families in need of support with the care, development and well-being of infants, children and young people.
About the role
The Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader is a leadership role within The Orange Door. The position works collaboratively with the Hub Manager, Practice Leaders and Team Leaders to ensure that high quality and client focused practice is delivered in The Orange Door.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
About you
You will have:
This role requires a current Driver’s License and valid ‘Employment’ category - Working with Children Check clearance. The candidate will need to have successfully completed wayss pre-employment screening, including a police and identity check.
Applications
Applications close 2nd March 2025, however, may close sooner if a successful candidate is selected.
Please ensure you include a covering letter, outlining your experience in relation to the "About You" section in the advertisement. Enquiries about the position and to request a copy of the PD please contact Giselle Bailey, Senior Manager, Partnerships, Practice and The Orange Door at giselleb@wayss.org.au or 0413 870 796.
wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child safe organisation.
wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage people with lived experience to apply for roles at wayss. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.