AFPRR Practitioner

• Position :  Full time, Ongoing
• Salary    :  $82,045 - $86,349 (based on skills & experience) Plus Super  plus Attractive Salary Packaging option
• Location :  Werribee

The Organisation

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 principle role of the Aboriginal Family Preservation and Reunification Response Practitioners is to engage Aboriginal families with children and young people in three age cohorts: pre-birth, 0-5 and 10-15 years of age to support safe and healthy family functioning, prevent removal of children and support children recently placed in out of home care being reunified with their family.  The position will be part of a small team that works as a cohesive whole reporting to the AFPR response Team Leader.  

Additional responsibilities of a Senior Practitioner include contributing to the broader team by providing mentoring and support to other team members and assist the AFPR Response Team Leader with duties as directed.

 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. 
• Sound organisational of and planning skills including the ability to work independently and within a small team and maintain up to date case notes. 
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with services and support families to access services and supports as required. 

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Community Service, Social Work, Psychology, welfare or a related discipline is desirable.

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 - a minimum of 2 doses and booster before commencement

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.
• 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. 

 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 to view the position description.

Application closes by 21st April 2024 at 11.59PM

 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.