Putting Families First Lead Practitioner

1 week ago


Werribee, Victoria, Australia Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Full time

Position :

Full Time, Ongoing:

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Salary : Up to 92,700 plus super (based on skills & experience):

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Location : Werribee/Melton

About the role


The role will work in close partnership with the consortium partners, and the leadership team to lead high quality, culturally safe and effective responses to Aboriginal people seeking support and safety through the Putting Families First program.


Additionally, the Lead Family Practitioner & Community Connector will work to build and maintain effective partnerships with local Aboriginal services, communities, Aboriginal governance groups and mainstream services.


About You

  • Demonstrated experience in Child Wellbeing assessments and Family violence risk assessments: knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the Best Interest Case Practice Model and the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Management (MARAM) Framework.
  • Experience in developing strengthsbased risk and needs assessments with families and managing risk
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Personal qualities
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Relationship building: establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels; promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements; forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions and organisations; builds trust through consistent actions, values and communication; minimises surprises.
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Initiative and accountability: proactive and self-starting; seizes opportunities and acts upon them; takes responsibility for own actions.

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Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent or willingness to obtain.
  • Experience in family violence services, child and family services and or the broader social services sector is essential.
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Requirement:Current COVID 19 Vaccinations, including booster dose as applicable.

What we can offer you

  • Professional support and training via inhouse learning and development training modules
  • Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay
  • Great career development opportunities.
  • Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s)
  • Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply
Applications should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying.
Please click here to view the position description.

Application closes by 31/05/2023


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.

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