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Redress Support Service Worker - Male

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
  • Bundoora
  • Part-Time - 12 Month contract with possibility of ongoing
  • $67,000 - $72,000 pro-rata

About Us

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

The Opportunity

Ngarra Jarra Noun is funded by the Federal government to provide assistance and support to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse going through the journey of seeking redress through the National Redress Scheme. As a Support worker, you will be part of a small team responding to the needs of Aboriginal people who are considering applying for redress. You will also be involved in a number of activities aimed at enabling Aboriginal people who were subject to sexual abuse in their childhood to consider and, apply for redress in a culturally safe manner that respects individuals' experience and provides the required level of support. These activities will include:

  • Community education about the National Redress Scheme
  • Supporting people to apply for Redress through the National Redress Scheme and assisting them throughout the process
  • Accessing relevant support for Aboriginal people who are going through the journey of accessing redress
  • Providing information and support to family members of those applying for redress
  • Assistance with accessing records including DHHS files, HREOC testimonies and records of private sessions to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

You will be required to have close communication with the National Redress Scheme and provide advice regarding the needs of Aboriginal Victorians throughout this process. You will also work collaboratively with other VACCA services and our sector partners in delivering a complete support service to clients of the Redress Support Service.

To be considered for this role you must demonstrate:

  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with Aboriginal people
  • Understanding and awareness of Aboriginal communities and issues facing Aboriginal children and families today particularly intergenerational impacts of past government policies especially removal policies that led to the Stolen Generations
  • An ability to empathise with people's experiences of sexual abuse and an understanding of complex trauma, intergenerational trauma and community trauma grief and loss
  • Strong communication skills both written and oral and computer skills
  • Ability to work flexible hours when required and ability to travel throughout Victoria
  • Personal values consistent with the values of VACCA

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