Practitioner - Orange Door

VACCA - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 106,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction and supervision

Professional development

Salary packaging

Leave loading 17.5%

Agency vehicles

Employee wellbeing

Parental leave after 12 months

Aboriginal community connection

Fitness Passport

Job summary

VACCA is seeking a Fixed Term (Maternity Leave) Full Time role based in Preston, Victoria. The position offers a competitive salary and NFP salary packaging options within a supportive, community-focused organisation.

The role focuses on intake, assessments and immediate responses for Aboriginal clients, delivering short-term support and referrals through the Orange Door Hub to ensure safe, connected outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in social work (or equivalent)
• Willingness to work toward qualification where a degree is commenced
• Full Victorian Driver’s Licence, Working with Children Check and National Police Check

Responsibilities

• Handle referral intake and comprehensive assessments
• Respond to immediate needs of Aboriginal clients through the Orange Door Hub
• Provide short-term support and refer clients to appropriate services

Skills

Intake procedures

Assessments

Documentation

Report writing

Client engagement

Education

Social work degree

Job description

• Position : Fixed Term (Maternity Leave) Full Time
• Location : Preston
• Salary : $105,570- $110,350 + 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

This role is responsible for referral intake, completing assessments and responding to immediate needs for Aboriginal clients seeking support through the Orange Door Hub. The Hub consists of a team of multidisciplinary practitioners to deliver high quality, safe and effective responses to Aboriginal women, children, men and families seeking support and safety through the Hub. This role will provide short-term support and refer clients to agencies for further support where this is identified as a need.

About You

• Demonstrated commitment and understanding for the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose
• Demonstrated awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures, and commitment to continually build knowledge of such, along with a high level of awareness of the key issues which impact upon Aboriginal communities
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Family Violence and Child Protection sectors and experience in working and engaging with Aboriginal families and children
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with intake procedures and comprehensive assessments to determine needs for clients and be able to formulate interventions to respond to their needs.
• Proficient in the preparation of accurate documents and reports in a timely manner

Desirable

• Minimum two years’ experience in Family Violence sector

Requirements

• A degree in social work (or equivalent) or willingness to work toward the qualification in line with the mandatory minimum qualifications policy or significant lived experience relevant to the work
• Where a degree is commenced but not completed, salary will be fixed at Award Level 4 until successful completion
• You must have and continue to hold a full Victorian Driver’s Licence, a current employment Working with Children Check card and a clear National Police Check

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

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