Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 21st Aug 2024
- Melbourne > Dandenong
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.
The Key Worker, operating within the Targeted Care Packages (TCP) program, has the crucial responsibility of providing intensive case management services to clients receiving TCP support, with a primary focus on reducing the number of children and young people residing in residential care, particularly Aboriginal children and those under 12 years old.
This role involves direct engagement with the clients, their families, carers, and other relevant parties to facilitate positive changes aligned with the child's case plan and cultural support plan. With a small caseload, the Key Worker plays a pivotal role in achieving improved outcomes for the clients, emphasising on personalised care and cultural sensitivity to address their unique needs and circumstances.
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: TCP Key Worker - Southern L4 to download the position description for 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
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