• Position : Full Time, Ongoing
• Salary : Salary package full time equivalent upto $110,000 pa, inclusive of super
• 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 our people.

About the role

The Learning & Development (L&D) Team is responsible for building the skills, knowledge and capability of VACCA staff, supporting VACCA’s growth and development as the lead Aboriginal child and family organisation in Victoria. In addition, the L&D Team works with sector organisations, the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) and other community and business organisations to help build understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal culture and ways.

The key areas of work for the Team Leader, Practice Based & Trauma Informed Learning will be to lead the practice-based learning team and to be the key facilitator of VACCA’s client-focused, trauma-informed and family violence learning packages. This role is designed to build the capability of staff within VACCA and across the sector.

It is a great opportunity to support and shape the practice of VACCA and sector staff, helping them to provide culturally supportive, trauma informed and family violence aware services to Aboriginal children and families

About You

• Skills and experience in project management and project planning
• Knowledge of the child and family welfare sector, including family and out of home care services
• Experience working with Aboriginal children, families and communities
• • Trauma-informed careIn depth knowledge and experience in one or both of the following practice areas:
  • Family Violence
• Previous experience designing and facilitating training packages (preferably online and face to face)

If this is you we would like to hear from you!!!

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, addressed 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.