Content Developer

VACCA - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Leave loading 17.5%

Vehicle access

Wellbeing programs

Parental leave

Professional development

Induction and supervision

Aboriginal community connection

Fitness Passport

Job summary

VACCA - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency is seeking a Content Developer to craft content for Deadly Story, a digital resource portal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care across Victoria. You will develop content for websites, social media and newsletters to promote culture and wellbeing.

The role requires strong writing, research skills, and proficiency with Canva, Adobe Suite and CMS tools like WordPress.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment and understanding for VACCA’s vision and purpose.
• Awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal cultures and contemporary Australia.
• Strong written communication skills for Aboriginal audiences.
• Ability to undertake research to support content development for social media and website.
• Competency across digital content creation tools and platforms.
• Strong understanding of social media, especially Instagram, for engaging content.
• Ability to plan and deliver a content calendar aligned with events and cultural planning.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Create content for Deadly Story and digital resource portal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care across Victoria.
• Develop content for website, social media and newsletters to promote culture, health and wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate, engaging and educational cultural resources.
• Collaborate with team to ensure content meets audience needs and cultural safety.

Skills

Content creation

Social media management

Content calendar planning

Research for content

Digital content tools

Canva

Adobe Suite

CapCut

Premiere Rush

WordPress

CMS platforms

Tools

Canva

Adobe Suite

CapCut

Premiere Rush

WordPress

CMS platforms

Job description

• Position : Full time, Ongoing Opportunity
• Location : Preston
• Salary : $80,006.68 - $85,798.44 , plus super and salary packaging is available

• Preston, VIC, Australia, 3072
• Permanent - Full time

• Position : Full time, Ongoing Opportunity
• Location : Preston
• Salary : $80,006.68 - $85,798.44 , plus super and salary packaging is available

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 Content Developer creates content for Deadly Story, our digital resource portal supporting cultural planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care across Victoria. By developing content for our website, social media and newsletters, this role helps children and young people build a stronger understanding of culture, supports improved health and wellbeing, promotes events, and maintains a portal of accurate, engaging and educational cultural resources.

About You

• Demonstrated commitment and understanding for the values that underpin 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.
• Demonstrated strong written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with Aboriginal people, and to create content appropriate for the audience.
• Ability to undertake research to support the development of content for social media and website.
• Demonstrated computer literacy and competency across a variety of platforms and programs used in digital content creation such as Canva or Adobe Suite, basic video editing tools (eg. CapCut, Premier Rush) and website content management systems (eg. WordPress or customs CMS platforms).
• Strong understanding of social media (particularly Instagram) and creating engaging, high quality social-first content including graphics and short form video.
• Ability to plan and deliver a content calendar for social and digital platforms, maintaining a consistent pipeline of ideas and creative aligned to key events and the specific content needs of Aboriginal Cultural Planning.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, to contribute to team initiatives including during periods of demand and work respectfully with others
• 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 27 September 2026

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