State Wide Coordinator – Aboriginal Cultural Planning

This position will provide leadership and advocacy to ensure the protection and promotion of the cultural rights of Aboriginal children, young people and their families. You will have a lead role with child protection and mainstream agencies to increase the awareness of, and participation in Aboriginal cultural activities by Aboriginal children and young people. This will include contributing to the development, implementation and maintenance of the cultural information portal.

To be considered for this role you must demonstrate

• 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
• Expert knowledge of the unique history and current circumstances of Aboriginal children, families and community and ability to apply this to Child Protection cultural planning.
• Expert knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and communities, preferably Victorian communities.
• An expert understanding and ability to embed in practice, the core responsibilities and principles underpinning cultural planning for Aboriginal children residing in out-of-home care.
• Expert knowledge of child development, attachment and trauma theories as they relate to child and family welfare practice.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Aboriginal children and their families in a complex environment to gather and analyse information that promotes development and implementation of their cultural plan

Desirable: Good knowledge and understanding of Indigenous issues, both in a Federal and Victorian context, and/or knowledge and understanding of the community services or child and family welfare sector