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Better Futures Worker - Permanent Care

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
  • Full time/Part Time
  • Salary $77,580.86 to $83,476.06 plus super -based on qualifications and experience
  • Join a growing and supportive team and Organisation that is committed to make a difference!
  • Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay

About the role

Reporting to the Team Leader, this position will provide assessments of non-Aboriginal carers who wish to become permanent carers of an Aboriginal child. Permanency planning is a key feature of the work with children on protective orders.

As a part of the Better Futures Referral Service, you will be a contact point for carers and Aboriginal young people to progress their application for Better Futures and Home Stretch, and to provide information, support, advocacy and referral services to Victorian ACCOs that are a Better Futures or Home Stretch provider

About Us

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 Aboriginality distinguishes us from other community organisations and we are proud of our friendly, supportive and inclusive organisational culture. We want everyone to feel welcome at VACCA. It is why we are able to deliver positive outcomes that lead to ongoing change.

Our strength lies with our people.

About You

  • Demonstrated ability to advocate on behalf of children and families
  • Demonstrated ability to undertake case management tasks, such as assessments and referrals, and to participate in case planning
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate documents and reports e.g., case notes, court reports, work reports that meet the audience needs
  • Requirement: Current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster dose, as applicable), a Working with Children’s Check for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain) and a Victorian Drivers Licence

What we can offer you!!

  • Professional development and training using our in-house training modules;
  • REAL career development opportunities;
  • Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s);
  • Great Office Environment- Our Preston is located close to public transport and cafes and
  • Opportunity to work with the strength of Aboriginal culture to build capacity within the community

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply

'Students seeking part-time work are also encouraged 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.

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.

A position description is attached.

How to apply

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