Job Summary
- $85,120 to $91,586, plus super and salary packaging is available.
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 11th Jul 2024
- Melbourne > Melton
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 its 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.
This position is responsible for providing and innovative, intensive wrap around outreach family support service to approximately 6 children or young people and engaging and supporting their families and the children themselves via creative strengths-based evidence informed intervention strategies, conducting outreach and home visits, contributing to risk assessments and facilitating referrals to other VACCA programs or external agencies as required, maintaining both electronic and written case management systems in line with DFFH legislative and VACCA policy requirements.
The role will liaise with a range of VACCA programs, Child Protection, external service providers and Community Service Organisations develop plans and engage appropriate support for clients.
We are seeking a candidate with a demonstrated commitment to VACCA's vision and values, including extensive experience engaging with Aboriginal families and children.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply.
Click Apply Now to submit your application. Applications should include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria, and a current resume. We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying.
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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