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- Full time opportunity available in Family Violence Program, located at Morwell Office.
- Salary from $77,580.86 to $81,642.12 plus super -based on qualifications and experiences.
- Additional Salary Packaging options available up to $15,900.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment, with a positive workplace culture and highly capable team!
About the role
Orana Gunyah, meaning Welcome, Place of Shelter is a program response for Aboriginal women and children who are escaping or experiencing family violence.
Orana Gunyah situated in Morwell, Gippsland provides a suite of crisis accommodation and support services to women and their accompanying children from across the state. The cluster model facility provides short term accommodation for up to five women and their children at a time.
Reporting to the Team Leader this position will be responsible:
- To provide a culturally appropriate service to Aboriginal women and children who are experiencing or escaping family violence.
- To ensure the safety of clients and staff while providing a range of quality support services to families of the Orana Gunyah site (Crisis Accommodation & Support Service) and those who are off-site being case managed through outreach.
- To provide a case management service to children entering the service (or through outreach) from initial intake, assessment, case planning, exit planning, and review.
- To provide age appropriate activities for children, both individually and in group work.
- To link children with appropriate therapeutic services who deliver a culturally sensitive, trauma informed approach
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 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 You
- A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or equivalent qualifications (or willing to obtain) and/or experience in the field;
- Demonstrated experience in Family violence risk assessments with a knowledge of, or willingness to learn the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Management (MARAM) Framework;
- Understanding the issues of family violence and the impact on women, children and families in an Aboriginal context
- A Working with Children’s Check for a paid employee
- Victorian Drivers Licence
- Current COVID-19 vaccination
What we can offer you!!
- Professional support and training via in-house learning and development training modules
- Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay
- Great career development opportunities.
- Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s)
- Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture
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.
A position description is attached.
