• Position: 12 month, Fixed term contract
• Salary: $90,443 to $94,456 (based on skills & experience)
• Location: Preston

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

The Foster Care Recruitment program is centralised at Preston VACCA with assessment workers based in North (Preston), East (Chrinside Park), South (Frankston and Gippsland), West (Werribee) and Ovens Murray (Wangaratta). The Program is responsible for the recruitment, training and assessment of all potential Foster Carers for VACCA. The program uses a comprehensive assessment tool which follows the Department of Health and Human Services compliance processes and procedures.

The principal role of the Team Leader is to support the day to day management of the Foster Care Recruitment program and to guide, supervise and support assessment workers in the delivery of the service. In addition, the Team leader has a key role in providing culturally safe support, guidance and mentoring to assessment workers in the program

About You

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with Foster Care systems and processes
• Thorough working knowledge of and experience with management of compliance and Quality Improvement Systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead and undertake project management
• Demonstrated ability to mentor staff by providing them with relevant information, support, feedback about their work, and opportunities for professional development
• Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team as well as providing leadership to a team and capacity to allocate tasks
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with Aboriginal organisations, government departments and community service organisations

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.

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