• Position : Full time, 12 month fixed term position
• Salary : $84,850 to $88,691, plus super (based on skills & experience)
• Location : Preston

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 for

About the role

VACCA is delivering Family Violence Therapeutic programs across multiple locations which will deliver culturally safe and trauma informed counselling and group-based work with Aboriginal women, children, adolescents and their families who are impacted by family violence.

Culture, Connection and Healing are central to the design and delivery of Family Violence Therapeutic programs to Aboriginal families. The program model is family focused and where possible, all family members will be involved and supported, individually and as a family. Staff will work within VACCA’s Aboriginal therapeutic framework.

The Family Violence Therapeutic Practitioner position has been created to provide 1:1 trauma-informed assessment, counselling and group-work to Aboriginal women, children, adolescence and their families who are impacted by or have experienced family violence. This position will be involved in the design and delivery of new group programs with Aboriginal women, children and adolescents. The therapeutic practitioner will:

• Counselling
• Undertake intake and assessment, including family violence risk assessments and safety planning
• Develop a family violence healing plan – identifying risks and strategies
• Support the client with regular review touchpoints
• Engage with client’s including home visits and outreach
• Support Aboriginal women, children, adolescents and their 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 Programs including

About You

• 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
• Degree/ Tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, family therapy or a related discipline along with demonstrated experience or willing to enroll in a course
• Demonstrated experience in group facilitation
• A comprehensive understanding of the dynamics and impact of family violence in Aboriginal families
• A demonstrated ability to work therapeutically and sensitively in a range of healing interventions with Aboriginal women, children, adolescents and families who are impacted and/or have experienced family violence and/or have perpetrated family violence

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.