• Position: Full Time
• Salary: $72,377.73 - $77,875.68 plus super (based on skills and experience)
• Location: Preston

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is the largest organisation of its kind in Australia. 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.

We provide a positive, culturally safe workplace environment supported by family friendly and culturally sensitive workforce policies, including professional development, continuing education and staff wellbeing.

About the role

A Youth Worker engages proactively with the young person as they are about to turn 16 years and assists them as they transition to independence up until the age of 21 years.

In limited circumstances the Youth Worker will provide direct support to young person in care and will provide case work support to young person up to 21 years of age who have been in care services.

About you

• A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding youth, homelessness, adolescent out-of-home care, the Child Protection and Youth Justice systems and available resources and services in Northern Metro regions.
• Skills in assertive outreach, assessment and case management.
• Demonstrated ability to engage young people in out-of-home care including Residential Care, Kinship Care and Home-Based Care.
• Demonstrated ability to assist young people transition and develop the necessary skills for independent living.
• Demonstrated experience in working and engaging with Aboriginal families and children/ Demonstrated experience in child and family sector

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged 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.