A rare opportunity has arisen to join out Kinship Care team as a Kinship Care Case Manager. This is an exciting role that gives you the opportunity to strengthen the placements of Aboriginal children in care and brings with it fantastic professional development opportunities.

If this sounds like the role for you, then read on to find out more...

The Organisation

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 our people.

Our Strength lies with our people, and all people are welcome.

About the role

The role of the Kinship Care Case Manager is to be the primary contact and support for kinship carers the children in statutory kinship care placements. You will regularly visit the children in kinship care and identify the training and support needs of kinship carers, particularly non-Aboriginal kinship carers in terms of their cultural competence and connection to the Aboriginal community.

Other aspects of the role involve:

• Provide ongoing case management support to carers and children involved in statutory kinship care placements.
• Identify children’s needs using the Looking After Children framework and the resources needed to meet these needs as well as completing LAC documentation.
• Accurately update and maintain client data on the CRISSP and CRIS electronic data systems.
• Prepare quarterly reports, court reports and Best Interests Planning reports for each allocated child in a kinship care placement.

About You

To ensure that you have every chance of succeeding in this role, the right candidate will possess:

• Demonstrated awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures, and commitment to continually build knowledge of such, along with a high level of awareness of the key issues which impact upon Aboriginal people.
• Demonstrated experience of case management, preferably experience in OOHC or related fields.
• Experience and understanding of the OOHC programs and Child Protection case management practice.
• A developed, or commitment to develop, understanding of the Aboriginal Kinship system and Aboriginal placement principles.

What we can offer you!!

Once you have become a part of our warm, professional, and close knit team at VACCA, you will be presented with:

• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay.
• Professional development and training using our in-house training modules.
• REAL career development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s).
• Great Environment - our Chirnside Park location means easy commute, wonderful green surrounds.
• Free onsite parking - conveniently located near amazing coffee.
• Opportunity to work with the strength of Aboriginal culture to build capacity within the community.

how to apply

If what is listed above seems like the role for you, the team for you and an opportunity that you can't wait to get your hands on, then all thats left to do is to click APPLY and start your professional journey with VACCA.

A position description is attached. This will give you complete information about the role and a view of the selection criteria to guide you in writing your application.

Applications should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply.

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.