• Position : Full Time, Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
• Salary : $74,169 to $78,051 (based on skills & experience) plus 10% Super+ Salary packaging benefits
• Location : Preston, Melbourne

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 Kinship Finding Worker role will be responsible for providing overall support to the Kinship Finding Program. The position will:

• Explore and identify kinship networks for potential placements.
• Research Aboriginal family trees and genealogies.
• Strengthen connections for Aboriginal children and young people with family.
• Promote culture and connections to community.
• Research placement quality for children and young people living with kinship families.
• Investigate placement stability, including reducing the likelihood of entry into residential care.

About You

• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA’ 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.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and uses tools effectively to assist with planning and organising even when faced with changing priorities.
• Listens to clients/community members and pass on relevant information accurately and appropriately.

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. 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.

Privacy Acknowledgment

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency recognises the importance of privacy and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information collected and/or received by us.