Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 27th Apr 2022
- Melbourne > Preston
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is the largest organisation of its kind in Australia, employing more than 800 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.
Northern VACCA provides a range of programs for Aboriginal families. Our Program currently offers Aboriginal family’s interventions across a continuum of support ranging from early intervention & prevention work to the provision of both secondary and tertiary services.
The role of the Aboriginal Support Worker is to work cooperatively with VACCA’s Family Services program to ensure that a high quality, culturally appropriate service is delivered to all children, families and carers who are affiliated with the organisation. There are a range of programs at VACCA that offer different services to families, and your role will be to develop casework skills by shadowing casework staff as they continue to provide better outcomes for children, families and carers.
As part of the role, you will be actively holding families that are going to be allocated to family services case managers. You will be providing support and guidance where needed this may include transport to appointments, financial support and what is needed to support our families.
The successful applicant will possess:
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.