Organisation : Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) via BigSplash
Location : Melbourne (Chirnside)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Children, Families, Indigenous
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : Salary Range: $130,000 to $165,000
Application closing date : 27 Jun, 2019
About the organisation
The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is the largest organization of its kind in Australia. VACCA is an Aboriginal community-controlled organization that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal community. Our strength lies with our people. Our team is committed to the organization'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
- Status: Full Time
- Salary Range: $130,000 to $165,000k
- Location: Chirnside Park
Reporting to the Executive Director Strategy and Services you will provide leadership advice, advocacy culture and innovation and will be instrumental in ensuring services are underpinned by the lens of culture, the best interest of Aboriginal children, young people and families, and the aspirations of the Aboriginal Community. You will also play a key role in ensuring Cultural Therapeutic Ways, social justice, self-determination and social inclusion principles underpin all aspects of client services
This new position has been created to further strengthen and enhance the quality of our client service delivery across all of VACCA’s services.
The position has direct responsibility for the following units:
- Family Services, Aboriginal This new position has been created to further strengthen and
enhance the quality of our client service delivery across all of
VACCA’s services.Family Decision Making, Child FIRST, Family Violence and Youth Programs. - Out of Home Care which includes Foster Care, Kinship Care, Cultural Support Program, Leaving Care and Koori Cultural Placement and Support Program,
- Community cultural strengthening programs.
- Link Up which is a state- wide services to Stolen Generation members
- Royal Commission into Sexual Abuse case management and information service
- Youth Through Care Program aiming to support youth incarcerated to re settle into the community and minimize re offending
Application closes June 27, 2019
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Regional Director Client Service -Eastern Division and State-Wide via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Children, #Families, #Indigenous
