AFPRR Practitioner

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency; City of Wyndham; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive induction

Regular internal supervision

Professional development and training

Salary packaging

17.5% loading on annual leave

Agency vehicles for work travel

Employee support programs

Paid parental leave after 12 months

Connection with Aboriginal community

Fitness Passport

Job summary

The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) in Victoria is recruiting for Aboriginal Family Preservation and Reunification Response Practitioners. This full-time, ongoing role is based in Werribee and offers a salary of $92,286.48 - $99,294.52 plus SUPER and NFP Salary Packaging.

You will provide intensive, evidence-informed interventions, undertake outreach visits, and support families and children while coordinating referrals to VACCA programs and external services as needed.

Qualifications

• Commitment to VACCA values.
• Understanding of Aboriginal cultures and issues in Australia.
• Experience with child development and family functioning.
• Familiarity with risk assessment frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive wrap-around outreach family support to children and families.
• Conduct outreach and home visits, contributing to risk assessments.
• Facilitate referrals to VACCA programs or external agencies as required.

Skills

Cultural competence

Trauma-informed practice

Risk assessment

Attachment theory

Child development

Aboriginal cultural awareness

Education

Tertiary qualification in Community Service

Job description

• Position : Full time, Ongoing Opportunity
• Location : Werribee
• Salary : $92,286.48 - $99,294.52 + SUPER + NFP Salary Packaging

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal Community and is the largest organisation of its 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 role of the Aboriginal Family Preservation and Reunification Response Practitioners is responsible for providing and innovative, intensive wrap around outreach family support service to children or young people in engaging and supporting their families and the children themselves via creative strengths-based evidence informed intervention strategies, conducting outreach and home visits, contributing to risk assessments and facilitating referrals to other VACCA programs or external agencies as required.

About You

• Demonstrated commitment and understanding for the values that underpin VACCA’ 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.

Desirable

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

Requirements

• Valid Police Check, a Victorian Working with Children’s Check for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain) and a Victorian Driver Licence. Current COVID-19 vaccination (Strongly Recommended)

What we can offer you

• 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
• 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
• Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available on this program

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply

Application closes by September 22, 2026 - This ad is subject to close upon completion of the recruitment process

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