• Position: Full-time, ongoing position
• Salary: Up to $71,128 plus superannuation and attractive salary packaging option
• Location: Werribee / Melton

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal Community and is the largest organisation of it’s kind in Australia. The VACCA team is committed to the organisation’s visions and values, passionately providing support, service and advocacy for our children and other vulnerable members of the community.

Our strength lies with our people.

About the role

The Lakidjeka Aboriginal Child Specialist Advise Support Service (ACSASS) is a state-wide service, except for the local government area of Mildura, established to ensure that the statutory child protection system that comes into contact with Aboriginal children, young people and families is culturally competent and achieves the intent of the VACCA/DHS Protocol (2002). The role of ACSASS is further strengthened through the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

The role of the Lakidjeka Case Administrator is to:

• Provide administrative and case support to the Lakidjeka ACSASS head office & Intake team
• Provide administrative support to the state-wide Lakidjeka teams re data & client information systems
• Work within a small team and report to a Team Leader as well as being part of a larger state-wide ACSASS team.
• Liaise and develop a number of external relationships with Child Protection, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal services where appropriate

About You

• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose and the capacity to take a leadership role in championing these internally and externally
• Demonstrated awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures, and commitment to continually build knowledge of such, along with a high level of awareness of the key issues which impact upon Aboriginal communities
• Demonstrated understanding in working with Aboriginal families and children.
• Demonstrated experience and ability when dealing with stakeholders and clients in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Demonstrated experience and achievement in providing a wide range of administrative support in a complex and demanding work environment.
• High-level computer skill in word processing, data entry and data retrieval.
• Experience in the storage, accessing, handling and security of confidential material.
• An ability to work as a member of a team.
• Excellent organisational abilities.

Requirments

• You must have and continue to hold a full Victorian Driver’s Licence and a current employment working with children check card
• COVID 19 vaccination is a requirement

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 addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying. Please click here to download the position description of this role.

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