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Family Services - Caseworker

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
  • Position : Full Time, Fixed term position
  • Salary : Salary package full time equivalent up to $99,000 pa, inclusive of superannuation
  • Location : Southern region (Frankston & Dandenong)

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.

About the role

The Family Support Program and Reunification is funded to provide the following services to Aboriginal families residing across the Southern Melbourne & Bayside Peninsula region but may extend slightly on occasion. The services we provide include the following:

  • Home visits to provide parenting advice, support, household support and assistance
  • Counselling for adults and children in relation to family matters
  • Referrals to other Programs and advocacy in relation to housing, income security, education etc. for allocated clients.
  • Capacity to offer general Family and community support, intake service & ER.
  • Capacity to offer parenting and community support groups.
  • Enhancing Aboriginal families’ access to both Aboriginal and mainstream services across the broader southern region

You will work within the family services team to support Aboriginal people and their families who are referred to the family services program through a number of referral pathways, including self-referrals and/or from other community agencies. As a Case Manager-Family Services you will work closely with the parent/carer, family unit, key partners and stakeholders to provide an integrated response to provide a family support service to Aboriginal children and families to address the identified support needs of the children and families.

About You

  • Experience and knowledge of Case management and service delivery in the social and community sector
  • Ability to identify family strengths, empower parents and carers
  • Experience and knowledge in engaging with the Aboriginal community and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
  • Resilient, with great team working skills and ability to communicate with respect

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, addressed 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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