• Position: Permanent - Full Time
• Location: Heidelberg/Epping
• Salary: $97,377 - $101,787 Based on level of experience, plus super

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community 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

Are you passionate about making a real difference for Aboriginal individuals and families? Join our team at the Orange Door Hub, where you'll provide immediate, compassionate support and complete assessments to address urgent needs.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you’ll help deliver culturally safe, short-term support to Aboriginal women, children, men, and families. You'll also connect clients with specialist services for ongoing care.

If you’re committed to empowering Aboriginal communities and want to be part of a supportive, culturally aware team, this role is for you!

About You

As a Hub Practitioner at the NEMA Orange Door Hub, you will provide short-term case management and crisis response to Aboriginal clients, ensuring culturally respectful and effective support. You will manage intake processes, conduct assessments (MARAM), and create tailored care plans, including outreach where necessary. In this role, you'll maintain accurate case notes, reports, and client files, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements while upholding cultural safety and promoting self-determination for Aboriginal people. You'll also collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, actively engage in reflective discussions, and continuously improve practices through learning and supervision.

Requirements: 

• A degree in social work (or equivalent) or willingness to work toward the qualification in line with the mandatory minimum qualifications policy or significant lived experience relevant to the work
• Minimum two years’ experience in Family Violence sector
• Where a degree is commenced but not completed, salary will be fixed at Award Level 4 until successful completion
• Current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster dose, as applicable), a Working with Children’s Check for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain) and a Victorian Driver Licence.

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 The Orange Door Hub Practitioner - NEMA PD 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.