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Salary- Position: This is a Full time, Fixed term - 12 months position
- Based at Dandenong Office
- Salary: $82,045 - $ 88,277 plus superannuation and salary package
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 strength lies with our people.
About the role
The Key Worker has a pivotal role in the achievement of better outcomes for the client/s, consistent with the case plan directions and any cultural support plan for the children and young people receiving a TCP whom they are supporting.
The Key Worker will be responsible for delivering the TCP i.e. setting up services and ongoing payments; reporting and monitoring the impact of the child’s package throughout their role in the child’s care. It is through this monitoring that the child’s care can be improved and then adapted to changes in the child’s assessed need.
About You
- Minimum qualification required - Diploma of Community Services or equivalent
- Experience with Child development, attachment and trauma and the ability to use this knowledge to guide practice with Aboriginal children, families and carers
- Ability to undertake complex casework with families and children who have experienced trauma and may present with challenging behaviours, including using culturally safe therapeutic approaches to heal and build resilience
- Ability to complete assessments, including assessments of risk
- Ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with Aboriginal children, families, carers and other service providers to achieve outcomes
- Well-developed written and computer skills with the ability to prepare reports (including court reports) and maintain client records to a high standard
- Requirement: 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 Drivers Licence
- 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
- Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available on this program
- 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
All applications must include your cover letter, current resume, and a document addressing the Key Selection Criteria, which can be found in the PD.
Application closes by 02/02/2024
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.
