• We have a full time opportunity available at Morwell.
• Join a team that is supportive and believes in team work
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay

About the role

Reporting to the Team Leader, in this role you will engage with Aboriginal families with children and young people in three age cohorts pre-birth, 0-5 and 10-15 years of age:

• to support safe and healthy family functioning
• prevent removal of children
• support children recently placed in out of home care being reunified with their family.

About us

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 it’s 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 Aboriginality is what distinguishes us from other community organisations and it is why we are able to deliver positive outcomes that lead to ongoing change.

Our strength lies with our people, and all people are welcome at VACCA!

About You

• An ability to work in a culturally respectful and competent manner, with Aboriginal young people, their families and communities, to ensure that cultural connections are fostered and maintained
• Work experience in a relevant field that supports an understanding of child development and family functioning including theories of attachment, intergenerational and personal trauma as well as relevant risk assessment frameworks, service responses and interventions in working with vulnerable families.
• A well-developed understanding of issues that impact on Aboriginal families, children and young people, particularly those who are involved with Child Protection
• A full unencumbered Victorian Driving Licence
• A current Working With Children Check card for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain)
• Current COVID-19 vaccination

Why Work for VACCA?

If you decide to explore an opportunity to work with VACCA and successfully join our team, you can expect:

• Learning and Development opportunities at your finger tips.
• REAL career development opportunities!
• Generous leave entitlements including; paid maternity leave, cultural and ceremonial leave and compassionate leave
• The opportunity to participate in cultural events and other activities
• Access to Employee Support and Wellbeing programs
• A warm, supportive and inclusive team environment and organisational culture.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply

If this role and our organisation is resonating with you, please do not delay, click APPLY now. All applications will require an a cover letter, current resume and Key Selection Criteria, which can be found on 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.