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Salary- Position : Full time, Ongoing
- Salary : $82,045 - $86,349 (based on skills & experience) Plus Super plus Attractive Salary Packaging option
- Location : Werribee
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.
About the role
The Case Manager forms part of a multidisciplinary team of qualified and experienced staff from a range of professional backgrounds. The role is responsible for empowering families to share their story their way through the implementation of culturally appropriate and trauma informed engagement, information gathering, planning processes and ensure the active involvement of families in decision making at each phase towards self-determination. In addition, the Case Manager will act as a key point of contact for the related service network. The Case Manager will provide casework, group work and service coordination facilitating access families to programs, services and activities which connect, protect and heal.
About You
- Commitment to VACCA’s vision and purpose.
- Awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures and an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal people in contemporary Australia and the diversity of circumstances of Aboriginal people.
- An ability to work in a culturally respectful and competent manner, with Aboriginal young people, their families and communities, to ensure that cultural connections are fostered and maintained.
- Work experience in a relevant field that supports an understanding of child development and family functioning including theories of attachment, intergenerational and personal trauma as well as relevant risk assessment frameworks, service responses and interventions in working with vulnerable families.
- A well-developed understanding of issues that impact on Aboriginal families, children and young people, particularly those who are involved with Child Protection
- Sound knowledge of and experience with implementing strengths-based interventions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to support families, children and young people to set goals and work towards achieving goals.
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with services and support families to access services and supports as required.
- Ability to work out of hours.
- Qualifications:
- Qualifications and or work experience in a relevant field that supports an understanding of child development and family functioning including theories of attachment, intergenerational and personal trauma as well as relevant risk assessment frameworks, case management, service responses and interventions in working with vulnerable families.
- Requirements:
- You must have and continue to hold a full Australian Driver’s Licence and a current employment working with children check card.
- Current COVID-19 vaccination
- 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.
- Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available on this program.
- Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s)
- Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture.
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.
Application closes by 19th January 2024 at 5PM
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.
