• Indigenous & Multicultural Services (Community Services & Development)
  
• Full time
  
• $70,000 – $80,000 per year

VACCHO promotes substantive equality for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander designated position, classified under Section 12 Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act (2010). This employment opportunity is only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Engage, guide, support and provide mentoring to our Students, Trainees, and their employers as part of an RTO that was awarded Community Training Provider of the Year in the 2023 Victorian Training Awards. VACCHO's RTO offers specialised training programs to support the expansion of the Aboriginal Health Workforce and to achieve long-term career successes for the Aboriginal Communities.

Benefits

• Working for Community in a culturally safe Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.
• Access to generous Not for Profit salary packaging entitlements and leave loading.
• Access to additional leave entitlements including cultural leave, purchased leave and bonus Christmas leave if employed at VACCHO into the following year.
• Organisational early finish Fridays and flexible working arrangements considered.
• Work in inner-city Collingwood with wellness spaces and end of trip facilities available.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide the following support services for VACCHOs students:
  • Social and emotional wellbeing support
  • Ongoing stakeholder engagement with employer and students.
• As part of the Aboriginal Student Mentor team:
  • Provide advice and support to enrolling students including the completion of Pre-Training Requirements and the Learning, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Skills assessments. Participate actively in Student orientation.
  • Assist Students to complete the six monthly feedback forms to assist VACCHO’s ETU to inform continuous quality improvement
  • Attend classes to get to know students and identify and respond to any needs that are arising that will remove barriers to completing each unit and in turn, achieving their chosen Qualification. These classes may be on-site at VACCHO or off-site at Member ACCOs

Knowledge and Experience

• Develop an understanding of the ASQA and Skills First standards and ensure activities are in compliance with those, as well as operate within the VACCHO Policies and Procedures both generally, and those relating specifically to the Education and Training Unit.
• Undertake general administrative duties, such as filing and record management, preparing simple correspondence, document production and word-processing, and related duties.
• Accept lawful instruction given by you in regard to work, training and instruction in the workplace.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience using Microsoft applications (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Project Management) combined with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Desirable

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply as your cultural and lived experiences are central to this role
• Experience in using VETtrak portals
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply as your cultural and lived experiences are central to the work we do.

Highly Regarded

• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding, and commitment to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures, and health.
• Demonstrated understanding of the philosophy and practice of Aboriginal Community Control.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Aboriginal peoples, Communities, and organisations, in a culturally safe, and appropriate, manner.
• Demonstrated understanding of LGBTQIASB+ issues and experience with LGBTQIASB+ people via professional engagement, employment or lived experience.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage sensitive information, maintain confidentiality and always remain impartial.
• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and as an effective team member, promoting cooperation and commitment to achieve goals.
• A flexible approach, with strong organisational and planning skills, including the ability to effectively manage time and workload, prioritise tasks, and meet changing circumstances, competing demands, interruptions, and deadlines.
• Personal alignment with VACCHO’s Values (see below)

Key selection criteria specific to the role

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience relevant to this role as described.

Get in touch

For more information regarding this role including requesting the full position description, please contact [email protected], using the subject line: Aboriginal Student Mentor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Other employment related information

Employment is subject to satisfactory and ongoing police records check (international where relevant) and Working with Children Check.

About Us

We are a centre of expertise, policy advice, training, innovation and leadership in Aboriginal health and wellbeing.

Visit us here for more info: vaccho.org.au.

VACCHO is committed to welcoming and embracing the diversity of cultures,
identities, gender, sex, and sexually diverse identities and expressions, experiences, beliefs, and values of all people.

We believe in the right for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity at all times, and that all people who work for, govern or undertake work at or visit us should at all times feel safe and included.

About Salary Packaging

As a Public Benevolent Institute (PBI), we are able to offer generous tax concessions to our staff. For further information, please click here.

A position description is attached.