• Position: Full time, Ongoing opportunity
• Location: Werribee
• Salary: $106,389.92 - $111,092.80, plus super and salary packaging is available

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

Team Leader positions will oversee staff delivery of the following: 

• Therapeutic case work activities such as advocacy, case plans and referrals with Aboriginal adolescents using violence in the home in conjunction with their families.
• Risk Assessment and Safety planning (MARAM).
• Monitor cultural groups for Aboriginal children and adolescents impacted by family violence, to connect them with their culture and promote healthy relationships.

 This position will provide staff with regular professional supervision and appropriate development and training opportunities to provide a quality service and will receive therapeutic professional supervision from the Family Violence Principal Practitioner. 

About You

• Demonstrated commitment to self-determination and experience working effectively with Aboriginal people and organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in the successful delivery of a range of appropriate therapeutic healing interventions to Aboriginal women, men, children, and families.
• A well-developed understanding of attachment and trauma theories and an ability to assist others understand the implications of these.
• A proven ability to develop, manage and lead a team in quality practice with a comprehensive understanding of the MARAM risk assessment tool.
• A comprehensive understanding of the Information Sharing legislation.
• Assess and manage risk for highly vulnerable children and families and recommend improvements.

Requirements: 

• A tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, family therapy, counselling or a related discipline and experience working within the Therapeutic space.
• 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 License.

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.

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.