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Case Manager - Out of Home Care - Wangaratta

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
  • Position: Full Time, 12 months fixed term contract
  • Salary: $74,169 to $79,805 (based on skills & experience) plus Super & Attractive Salary Packaging option
  • Location: Ovens Murray

The Organisation

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is the largest organisation of its kind in Australia, employing more than 600 employees and delivering more than 70 programs across Victoria. VACCA is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal community. Our strength lies with our people. Our team is committed to the organisation's vision and values; advocates for our children and other vulnerable community members; and shows respect for, observance and compliance with Aboriginal cultural protocols, practice and ceremony. Our Aboriginality is what distinguishes us from mainstream services and what enables us to deliver the positive outcomes we achieve for our people.

About the role

The principal role of the Case Manager in out of home care is to case manage and support children, young people and their families.

The Out of Home Care Case Manager may sit in more than one of the OoHC programs. The Out of Home Care programs include Kinship, Kinship First Supports, Foster Care, Better Futures, Residential Case Management and Targeted Care Packages.

The Case Manager plays a key role in providing culturally safe support, guidance and mentoring to caseworkers in the program. It is the Case Managers responsibility to advocate for decisions that are in the best interests of the child, taking into account their connection to family and culture.

About You

  • Demonstrated commitment to self-determination and experience working effectively with Aboriginal people and organisations.
  • 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
  • Demonstrable experience or knowledge in child, youth and family welfare experience
  • Demonstrated ability to case manage needs and formulate recommendations that focus on the safety of the child, family functioning and parental well-being
  • Demonstrable ability to coach with results, support, direct and supervise individuals
  • Advanced ability to complete assessments, including assessments of risk
  • An ability to work flexible hours and participate in an on-call roster as required

Requirement

  • Current up to date COVID-19 vaccination

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 view the position description.

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.

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