About us

Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation (RDAC) was established as an Aboriginal Community Controlled organisation in 1992 to improve the social, health and economic outcomes for Aboriginal people. RDAC is a leading provider of primary health care and related social and family support services to Aboriginal people and communities across Gippsland. RDAC’s services are provided at the following locations: wellington Shire and Latrobe Valley.

RDAC’s services include: general practice; health assessment and education; dental, audiology; chronic disease management; drug and alcohol counselling; child and family services; child and maternal health; home and community care; immunisation and vaccinations; social and emotional wellbeing support and counselling; allied health; client transport and corporate services; child care service and Aboriginal Best Start program

Position summary

This role is responsible for mentoring, supervising, and developing team members in the successful and compliant delivery of services to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander clients whilst ensuring funding and reporting requirements are maintained.

The Practice Lead will also directly manage a small case load of clients engaged within Family Services Programs including, but not limited to; Aboriginal Family Preservation and Reunification Response, Culture and Community Connector and Navigator roles.

• Location: Wanjana Lidj, Morwell VIC 3840

• Mode of Employment: Full time (38 hours per week) – Ongoing

• Remuneration: dependant on qualifications and experience

• Teams directly reporting to this position: Aboriginal Family Preservation and Reunification Response, Culture and Community Connector and Navigator

• This position reports to: Family Services Program Manager

Key requirements for the role:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Community Services, Welfare and/or Children’s Services ideally coupled with previous experience in a similar role.

• Understanding of the historical, and socio-political issues and challenges experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, and exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and engage effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

• Knowledge of relevant frameworks, standards, and legislation pertaining to Aboriginal Children with a strong understanding of confidentiality and privacy, the client incident system, mandatory reporting requirements, and Child and Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes.

• Demonstrated experience liaising with key external stakeholders in relation to delivery of quality services aligned to funding requirements.

• Understanding of confidentiality and privacy, the client incident system and mandatory reporting requirements, and frameworks pertaining to Child and Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes. Coupled with the ability to mentor direct reports in these areas.

• Demonstrated experience leading teams and advanced skills in supporting practitioner skill development in the areas of practice and compliance.

What we offer

• Meaningful jobs that make a difference in our local community
• Company uniform, pool cars, mobile phones and IT equipment provided to relevant positions
• Competitive salaries
• Professional development opportunities
• Monthly accrued day off offered for full time employees
• Paid Christmas closure period
• Ramahyuck exclusive public holidays included in our Enterprise Agreement
• Attractive tax-free salary packaging benefit
• Supportive Employee Assistance program
• Employee discount at our local Arts and Crafts shop

Applications will be shortlisted as they are received

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. therefore we require successful applicants to obtain a satisfactory criminal history check, satisfactory pre employment AOD test and an Employee Working with Children Check. we also require all Ramahyuck employees to have received a minimum of 3 doses of the COVID19 vaccination.