• Position: Permanent/Fixed Term - Full Time 12 months
• Location: Broadmeadows
• Salary: $97,377 - $101,787 depending on experience level plus super

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care 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 managing referral intake, conducting assessments, and addressing the immediate needs of Aboriginal clients seeking support through the Orange Door Hub. The Hub comprises a multidisciplinary team of practitioners dedicated to delivering high-quality, safe, and effective responses to Aboriginal women, children, men, and families. This role involves providing short-term support and referring clients to relevant agencies for additional assistance as needed.

About You

This role requires demonstrated knowledge of the Family Violence and Child Protection sectors, along with experience in working and engaging with Aboriginal families and children. The successful candidate will have expertise in intake procedures and comprehensive assessments to determine client's needs and formulate appropriate interventions.

Proven skills in case management are essential, including the ability to identify goals, create care plans, and effectively respond to crises. Proficiency in preparing accurate documents and reports promptly is required. The candidate must possess strong, culturally appropriate, and respectful communication skills with individuals, families, and professionals.

Additionally, this role demands experience in Child well-being assessments and Family Violence risk assessments, with a knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the Best Interest Case Practice Model and the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Management (MARAM) Framework, applying a cultural lens to these frameworks.

• A degree in social work (or equivalent) or willingness to work toward the qualification in line with the mandatory minimum qualifications policy or significant lived experience relevant to the work
• Minimum two years' experience in the Family Violence sector
• Where a degree is commenced but not completed, salary will be fixed at Award Level 4 until successful completion

• 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's 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 connections with the Aboriginal Community and culture
• Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available in 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 a current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description before applying.

Please click here The Orange Door Hub Practitioner - Broadmeadows to download the position description for this role. 

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 well-being 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 before the commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.

VACCA is an equal-opportunity employer and has a smoke-free workplace policy