• Position: Permanent - Full Time
• Location: Preston VIC 3072
• Salary: $110,907 - $115,537 Depending on experience, 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

Reporting to the Principal Practitioner, the Practice Leader (Justice) provides leadership, mentoring, training, and expert advice to enhance VACCA’s ability to support Aboriginal people involved with the justice system. Recognising the overlap with programs in child and family welfare, family violence, and homelessness, the Practice Leader collaborates with other program leads, senior practitioners, and the Principal Practitioner to build staff capability and improve practices across VACCA.

About You

The candidate must show commitment to VACCA's values, possess leadership and mentoring experience, and have an understanding of Aboriginal cultures and the justice system. They should practice reflectively and culturally, maintain relevant skills, build strategic relationships, provide high-level policy advice, develop and implement policies, represent VACCA in forums, and innovate within a cultural context. Excellent verbal and written skills are also required.

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 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 a current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description before applying.

Please click here: Lead_Practitioner_Justice-_PD 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 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