• Position: Fixed Term (until 30/06/2025), Full Time 
• Location: Chirnside Park
• Salary: $106,389 - $111,092 plus superannuation and salary package

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community 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.

About the role

This position is responsible for providing leadership, direction and support to the family violence therapeutic staff, both therapists and case managers. The role proactively ensures broad engagement with other VACCA programs.

Team Leader positions will oversee staff delivery 1:1 trauma-informed family violence risk assessment and counselling to Aboriginal women, men and children who are impacted by family violence; Group activities with Aboriginal children, adolescence and adults to create positive and age-appropriate entry points for them to engage in supports and to heal; Specialists FV case management supports to Aboriginal individual and families.

About You

• Demonstrated commitment and understanding for the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose
• The successful applicant will be required to hold a tertiary qualification in social work, youth work, psychology or a related discipline and at least a minimum one-year experience in a Leadership role.
• Must have some formal training in therapy as well as experience working and support therapeutic practitioners in a community services sector.
• Demonstrated experience in working with Aboriginal families and children who have experience FV.
• Good understanding of the Family Violence and Child Protection sectors, including working knowledge of comprehensive risks assessments such as MARAM.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, policies, and practice frameworks of the service sector.
• Relevant work experience supporting child development, family functioning, trauma theories, comprehensive risk assessment, and service interventions for vulnerable children and their families.
• Experience with coaching, mentoring and support professional development for case managers and therapeutic practitioners..
• Experience with reviewing program documents (e.g. assessments, care plans, MARAMS, and Case notes) completed by case managers and ensuring all documents meet audit standard requirements. Also, ability to contribute ideas of continuous improvement of quality documentation.
• Leadership and management experience in program implementation, managing funded targets, completing required performance reporting and brokerage tracking.
• Strong organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills for effective collaboration with various stakeholders, including ACCOs, Elders and CBOs.
• Requirements: 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 Driver Licence.

What we can offer you

• A supportive environment that includes comprehensive induction
• The support of regular internal supervision
• Professional development and training opportunities 
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• 17.5%  loading on annual leave
• Access to agency vehicles for all work-related travel 
• Access to Employee support and wellbeing programs 
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture
• Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available on this program 

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.

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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