Job Summary
- $129,756 dependent on qualifications and experience, plus superannuation and salary packaging options
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 30th Aug 2024
- Melbourne > Preston
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.
The Program Manager of the Therapeutic Specialist Team will be responsible for the successful management of a newly created team of Therapeutic Specialists. This team will be working directly with the Residential Services homes to establish trusting relationships with staff and young people in order to be the catalysts for trauma informed, culturally safe care being experienced by all Aboriginal young people in VACCA’s care.
You will provide supervision, support and mentor the Therapeutic Specialist staff, form strong working relationships with their peers in the Senior Leadership Team and support the integration of the Therapeutic Specialist team to the overall Residential Services team. A good balance of strong therapeutic practice experience and knowledge of therapeutic theories and models relevant to children and young people in Residential Services as well as experience in managing staff is essential for this role.
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.
A position description is attached.
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
Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.