• Position: Full Time, Ongoing
• Salary: $90,439 to $94,436, plus super (based on skills & experience)
• Location: Preston

The Organisation

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is the largest organisation of its kind in Australia, employing more than 600 employees and delivering more than 70 programs across Victoria. VACCA is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal community. Our strength lies with our people. Our team is committed to the organisation's vision and values; advocates for our children and other vulnerable community members; and shows respect for, observance and compliance with Aboriginal cultural protocols, practice and ceremony. Our Aboriginality is what distinguishes us from mainstream services and what enables us to deliver the positive outcomes we achieve for

About the role

The Learning & Development Unit is responsible for the development and management of key functions which guide VACCA’s growth and development as the lead Aboriginal child and family organisation in the state.

The key area of work for the Senior Facilitator – Trauma Informed Learning and Family Violence will be facilitating a client-focused trauma-informed learning packages and family violence initiatives to VACCA and sector staff (primarily within Victoria but also at times across Australia).

About You

• You are a confident speaking in front of groups
• You have previous experience designing and facilitating training packages (preferably online and face to face)
• You know the child and family welfare sector, you have worked with Aboriginal children, families and communities.
• In depth knowledge and experience in one or more of the following practice areas:
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Family Violence
  • Child and adolescent development
• You can build and keep strong relationships with VACCA leaders, staff and other people we work with

If this is you we would like to hear from you!!!

What we can offer you!!

• Professional support and training via in-house learning and development training modules
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Great career development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s)
• Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply

Applications should include a cover letter, addressed key selection criteria and current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying. Please click here to view the position description.

We are committed to Aboriginal self-determination and supporting strong, safe, thriving Aboriginal communities and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity, honouring all cultural backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and spiritual beliefs.

VACCA is a child-safe organisation and is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people with zero tolerance for child abuse. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.

VACCA is an equal opportunity employer and has a smoke-free workplace policy