• Position : Full time, Ongoing
• Salary : $70,413 to 75,761 (based on skills & experience) plus 9.5% super
• Location : Melton

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

• This role is to provide a family support service to Aboriginal children and families residing in the Melbourne Western Metropolitan Region, involving:
  • Home visits to children and families
  • Parenting advice and support
  • Referrals and advocacy in relation to housing, income security etc.
  • Linking families with other services as required
• To support families to identify goals, develop plans with families to address and meet their needs, monitor and review care plans to support families to achieve goals.
• To provide guidance, support, education and counselling for families regarding issues such as child development, behaviour management, routines, parenting and financial and household management.

About You

• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA’s vision and purpose and the capacity to take a leadership role in championing these internally and externally
• Demonstrated awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures, and commitment to continually build knowledge of such, along with a high level of awareness of the key issues which impact upon Aboriginal communities
• A proven ability to advocate on behalf of children and families.
• Competency Requirement
  • Communication Communicates clear, culturally appropriate, respectful and consistent messages to clients and community members and other staff
  • Written Communication: Prepares accurate documents and reports e.g. case notes, incident reports, court reports, work report that meet audience needs
  • Problem Solving Listens respectively, facilitates the resolution of clients’ and colleagues’ problems in culturally respectful ways
  • Interpersonal skills Demonstrates effective and culturally appropriate interpersonal skills e.g. active listening, empathy in all verbal and non-verbal communications

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.

A position description is attached.