• Position: Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract till 30 June 2023
• Salary: $77,580.86 - $83,476.06 (based on skills & experience) Plus Super and Salary Packaging options
• Location: Chirnside Park

The Organisation

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.

About the role

The Family Violence Youth Group Facilitator and Mentor position has been created to provide both 1:1 trauma-informed assessment, mentoring and group-work to Aboriginal young people who are impacted by or have experienced family violence. The Youth Group Facilitator and Mentor will:

• Provide semi-case management, incorporating a therapeutic response
• Undertake intake and assessment, including family violence risk assessments and safety planning for each individual young person engaged in the program.
• Develop a family violence healing plan – identifying risks and strategies
• Support the client with regular review touchpoints
• Engage with client’s in-service and outreach (including home visits)
• Support Aboriginal young people family through their individual healing journeys by creating or rebuilding strong positive connections between participants and their culture, land, family and community
• Co-deliver Cultural therapeutic Family Violence Group knowledge workshops that are provided in a culturally safe place allowing individuals to build trust, yarn up, open up in their own time and heal through the use of therapeutic interventions.
• Establish effective working relationships with partner agencies.

The position will contribute to the delivery of quality, culturally safe approaches to individuals and whole of family as appropriate through applying VACCA’s Cultural Therapeutic Ways framework and the Family Violence Therapeutic program guide. Healing through Culture will underpin all aspects of the work.

About You

• A tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, youth work, family therapy or a related discipline along with demonstrated experience
• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose and the capacity to take a leadership role in championing these internally and externally
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal culture and values and the importance of identity, and cultural connections in the healing process for Aboriginal children and families
• Demonstrated experience in case management, group facilitation and mentoring.
• A comprehensive understanding of the dynamics and impact of family violence in Aboriginal families
• Experience and training in Comprehensive MARAM assessment and safety planning.
• An awareness of working therapeutically and sensitively in a range of healing interventions with Aboriginal young people who are impacted and/or have experienced family violence and/or are using violence.
• 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 License.

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.