Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 7th Jun 2021
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
VACCA’s Morwell office delivers a number of programs to Aboriginal children and families in the Gippsland area including the Kurnai Youth Homelessness Service, Family Violence services, Family Mental Health Service, Leaving Care, Better Futures, Empower Youth, Cradle to Kinder, Return to Country Pilot program, Kinship Care and the Aboriginal Child & Specialist Advice and Support Service, known as the Lakidjeka Program.
VACCA’s Koorie Families as First Educators program provides support for Aboriginal families to build their capacity to support their children’s early learning and development and connection to Community and culture through in-home support and group-sessions.
Koorie Educators support families by: providing a culturally safe and trauma informed environment for families and children to learn; supporting positive parent-child interactions and parental skill development; supporting child development and school readiness; developing cultural knowledge and identity of children and families; promoting connection to culture and Community and self-care; providing information about services including maternal child health; and affirming Aboriginal childrearing practices
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply
Applications should include a response to the key selection criteria, resume and cover letter.
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