• Position : Full Time, Ongoing position
• Salary : $92,434 to $94,436, plus super (based on skills and 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

CQI plays a critical role in giving assurance to VACCA’s Leadership Group and Board that the right things are being done, in the right way and at the right time to progress VACCA’s vision.

It does this by assessing how well organisational processes and systems are being managed, and assessing compliance with legislative, regulatory and contractual obligations, and service and quality standards. These foundational elements are important for quality accreditation, service delivery registration and the efficient and effective delivery of services, and to support VACCA’s attainment of its strategic objectives.

As part of CQI, you will work with a highly motivated and positive group of people who are passionate about assisting VACCA deliver safe, quality services. This role will undertake a diverse range of activities related to the oversight, case review and investigation of critical incidents that promote the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and families receiving services from VACCA.

This role will have responsibility for the care, oversight and development of Investigator staff, and ensure work by all investigation team members is delivered in a timely manner, of acceptable standard across all processes, and demonstrates investigative best practices.

About You

• Preference Cert IV Government Investigations and knowledge and understanding of quality management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply principles of natural justice and procedural fairness in conducting investigations and other best practice investigative principles
• Excellent report writing, data collection, tracking and analysis, documentation, administrative and organisational skills and computer literacy
• Supervisory experience.
• Capacity to engage and work as a team member and independently

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.

A position description is attached.