Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 16th Apr 2021
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.
The Division of Client Services Practice and Development has responsibility for Quality, Practice Leadership, Training, Research and Development, Policy and Business Development, in house Legal Counsel, and Foster Care Recruitment.
The position sits within the Common Elements Project which is responsible for documenting cultural practice through the development of cultural practice guides. The program also trains and supports our staff within VACCA, other ACCO’s and mainstream organisations through a coaching model to use these practices when working with Aboriginal families
The common elements project is being delivered in partnership with the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), Centre for Excellence and the Department of Fairness, Families and Housing. The project uses a common elements approach to identify common practice within western manualised evidence-based programs
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 or see attached.
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