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Case Advisor - Lakidjeka ACSASS - Werribee

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
  • Position: Full time, Fixed term contract
  • Salary: $64,543 to $77,875, plus super (based on skills and experience)
  • Locations: Werribee

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 our people.

About the role

VACCA is looking for Aboriginal people who have a passion and commitment to ensuring decisions made for Aboriginal children involved with child protection are culturally appropriate, safe, and in their best interests.

The role of the Lakidjeka program is to provide advice and support to inform the respectful engagement of families, risk and other assessments, planning, monitoring and reviews undertaken by child protection.

The program works closely with the child protection offices within the local region to:

  • Provide an Aboriginal and cultural perspective on all risk and safety assessments
  • Support child protection to engage Aboriginal children and families in a fair and respectful manner
  • Improve case management and decision-making processes concerning Aboriginal children
  • Advocate for the rights and interests of Aboriginal children in all assessments, planning and decision making and at court
  • Support Aboriginal families to meet with child protection and understand the legal processes

About You

  • A relevant welfare qualification or/and experience in the community services sector is desirable
  • Experience and knowledge in engaging with the Aboriginal community and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation’s.
  • Resilient, with great team working skills and ability to communicate with respect
  • Experience or ability to work with child protection

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 addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying.

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.

How to apply

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