• Position: Full time, Ongoing position
• Location: Werribee, travel to other sites as required
• Salary: $106,389.92 - $111,092.80, plus super and salary packaging is available

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community 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

This position will provide leadership, direction and support to family violence intake, and Case managers/ workers employed within the family violence program. The role will proactively ensure broad engagement with other VACCA programs.

Team Leader position will oversee service delivery of the Family Violence Intake, assessment and brief intervention and Family Violence Case management program and will also assist with the administration of the Flexible Support packages. This position will provide staff with regular professional supervision and appropriate development and training opportunities to provide a quality service and will receive professional supervision from Family Violence program Manager.

About You

• A tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, family therapy or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in Family Violence sector and in Team leader role 
• Understanding and awareness of Aboriginal societies and cultures and an understanding of the challenges impacting on Aboriginal children and families, particularly within the child and family welfare sector.
• Demonstrated experience in the successful delivery a range of appropriate holistic case management models and interventions, understanding of trauma theories understand the implications of these 
• Highly developed leadership management and team development skill
• A comprehensive understanding of the dynamics and impact of family violence in Aboriginal families and able to assess and manage risk
• Requirements: Current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster dose, as applicable), a Working with Children’s Check for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain) and a Victorian Driver Licence.

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 connection 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 current resume.We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying.

Please click here  Family Violence Team Leader - Werribee - L6 (004).pdf 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