Job Summary
- $82,045 - $88,277 based on experience + Super and salary packaging is available
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 26th Apr 2024
- Melbourne > Preston
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 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.
The Cultural Therapeutic Ways CTW team, led by Aboriginal specialists, drives the development and implementation of CTW throughout VACCA. It fosters Aboriginal Knowledge, Leadership, and staff Well-being, emphasising indigenous methods and formalising our practices to support Community healing, connection, and protection.
This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander designated position: The Project Officer will lead the integration of Cultural Therapeutic Ways (CTW) into organisational projects, prioritising support for Client Services programs to incorporate CTW Community Outcomes.
Working closely with program staff, the officer will manage projects, facilitate workshops, and collaborate with the RED and CMS teams to ensure seamless integration.
This role is pivotal in embedding VACCA's Cultural Therapeutic Ways Practice Framework and VACCA Outcomes Framework.
This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander designated position, classified under Section 12 Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. This employment opportunity is only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Applications should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and a current resume.
We encourage applicants to view the Position Description before applying. Please see below.
Please click Project Officer - Cultural Therapeutic Ways PD (pdf) 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.
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