• Exciting Full time, 12 month opportunity available at our Frankston Office
• Salary from $74,169 to $79,805, plus 10% super- based on qualifications and experience
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Supportive and collaborative team environment, with a positive workplace culture and highly capable team

About Us!

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 it’s 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 Aboriginality distinguishes us from other community organisations and we are proud of our friendly, supportive and inclusive organisational culture. We want everyone to feel welcome at VACCA. It is why we are able to deliver positive outcomes that lead to ongoing change.

Our strength lies with our people.

About the role

Exciting opportunity in our family services team!

The family services disability practice roles have been established to address the challenges many vulnerable families experience with accessing disability support needs, particularly those available through the NDIS. The family services specialist disability practitioner roles will have the responsibilities of supporting families with NDIS access and participation and assisting families to navigate systems of disability support, including the NDIS, disability advocates, disability service providers and mainstream services.

The roles will also be responsible for providing disability-related case consultations for Aboriginal Children & Families to the broader family services system within the respective Southern metro area. The secondary consultation role aims to support practitioners working in family services to maximise the disability supports and outcomes for children with disability now available through the NDIS. 

About You

• Knowledge of the NDIS operational model and NDIS planning processes
• Demonstrated experience liaising with the NDIS funded sector, including Local Area Coordinators, Support Coordinators and NDIS planners
• An understanding of the support needs of vulnerable families with disability
• Demonstrated case management experience in a community services setting
• A full Victorian Driver’s Licence;
• Employment Working with Children Check Card; and
• Current COVID 19 vaccinations

What we can offer you!!

• Learning and Development opportunities- Formal qualifications to expand your knowledge and improve your career
• Generous leave entitlements including; paid maternity leave, cultural and ceremonial leave and compassionate leave
• The opportunity to participate in cultural events and other activities
• A warm, supportive and inclusive team environment and organisational culture. Our strength lies with our people

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply

If the role that is described above is something that you feel passionate about, don’t delay. Click Apply Now to start your journey with VACCA. All applications must include your cover letter, current resume, and a document addressing the Key Selection Criteria, which can be found in 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.