• Position : Full Time, Fixed Term contract (3 years)
• Location : Preston
• Salary : $94,599 to $98,553

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

About the role:

VACCA, in partnership with the Department of Social Work at the University of Melbourne, has received three-year funding from the OOHC Funders Group to establish an innovative project, “Growing up Aboriginal Babies at Home”. The project involves the design and testing of a new approach to supporting young vulnerable Aboriginal women who are pregnant or have an infant in Metropolitan Melbourne. Our focus will be on building the capacity of mothers to meet their infants’ needs and keep them safe.

The Practice Innovation Lead, Growing Up Aboriginal Babies at Home Project, will manage the development and testing of a new approach aimed at reducing the incidence and burden of Aboriginal infant removal in Metropolitan Melbourne

About You:

• Extensive direct service and practice experience with children and families
• Potential to apply practice expertise to design and evaluation processes
• Tertiary qualification in social work, social sciences, psychology, early childhood or a related discipline
• Proven experience in project planning, program development and project implementation
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills and networking skills

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.