• Position: Permanent, Full Time
• Location: Werribee and Melton 
• Salary: $110,907 to $115,537 plus superannuation and salary packaging options

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal Community and is the largest organisation of its kind in Australia. The VACCA team is committed to the organisation’s visions and values, passionately providing support, service and advocacy for our children and other vulnerable members of the community.

Our strength lies with our people.

About the role

The Family Violence Program Manager will be responsible for working closely in partnership with VACCA Leadership group, the broader Family Violence program team and The Orange Door Hub Manager to lead high quality, culturally safe and effective responses to Aboriginal people seeking support around Family Violence services within both VACCA and the Orange Door. Additionally, the role will work to build and maintain effective partnerships with Aboriginal services and communities within the VACCA and Networks to support for Aboriginal people.

The role will provide efficient and professional operational management and provide leadership and expert advice on culturally safe and inclusive specialist family violence services, child and family services and perpetrator interventions. 

About You

• Demonstrated commitment and understanding for the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose.
• Demonstrated and proven leadership capabilities including experience in successfully developing, managing, and motivating large teams.
• Demonstrated experience in program implementation, service planning and delivery, including monitoring, evaluation and maintenance of applicable standards and statutory compliance requirements.
• Strong organisational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills including the capacity to negotiate and work effectively with a range of individuals and organisations to facilitate the effective delivery of organisational and program objectives.
• Highly developed leadership, negotiation and relationship building skills; has deep understanding of the role of the law and legal system in the context of responding to family violence; has knowledge of practice with Aboriginal women, children, families, victims and perpetrators of family violence; has experience working in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts
• Demonstrate experience and an in depth understanding and application of Family Violence and Child Well-being, frameworks, models, approaches, theories and practice when dealing with clients, including an in depth understanding of family violence risk assessment and management in line with the MARAM framework.
• Established expertise and capability to lead and embed culturally safe and responsive practice as part of an integrated service model of collaborative service delivery and quality clinical practice in the Hubs.
• Ability to use initiative, work under pressure, and use sound professional judgement in decision making. 
• Requirements: Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, welfare or a related discipline, a valid Victorian Driver's Licence, a current Working With Children Check, current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster dose as applicable).

What we can offer you

• A supportive environment that includes comprehensive induction
• The support of regular internal supervision
• Professional development and training opportunities 
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• 17.5%  loading on annual leave
• Access to agency vehicles for all work-related travel 
• Access to Employee support and wellbeing programs 
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture
• Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available on this program 

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.

Please click here: Family Violence Program Manager - Western (pdf) to download the position description for this role. 

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