• Location: Wangaratta
• Full-time
• Salary- $83,238-$89,000

The Opportunity

The Aboriginal Kinship Care Program provides:

• Information and Advice Service which provides information to Kinship Care carers and takes any inquiries about kinship care.
• Case support and case management to Aboriginal children and carers involved in statutory kinship care placements.
• Kinship First supports which aims to support newly established kinship care placements through the provision of early comprehensive assessments, brokerage and access to increased support.

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.

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.

To be considered for this role you must demonstrate

• Commitment to VACCA's vision and purpose
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal culture and values and the importance of identity, and cultural connections in the healing process for Aboriginal children and families
• Demonstrated experience and ability in the provision of a high standard of case management practice.
• Demonstrated supervision skills and ability to conduct staff appraisals.
• A demonstrated ability to mentor staff by providing them with relevant information, support, feedback about their work, and opportunities for professional development.
• A demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team as well as providing leadership to a team and capacity to allocate tasks.
• An ability to work effectively with Aboriginal organisations, government departments and community service organisations.
• Excellent oral and written skills, with the ability to write reports, including Incident Reports and Court Reports.
• Strong computer skills with the ability to learn the CRIS and CRISSP client data systems.
• Ability to advocate for Aboriginal children and to work co-operatively with child protection workers, school personnel, counsellors and other service providers.
• An ability to work flexible hours

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply