Kinship Care First Supports Practitioner

4 weeks ago

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

**Position **:Full time, Ongoing
- **Salary **:$82,045 - $86,349 plus superannuation and salary packaging option
- **Location **:Werribee

**The Organisation**

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care 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, and all people are welcome at VACCA.

**About the role**

Kinship Care First Supports Worker will be responsible for providing supports to new carers and Kinship placements. In this role the worker will complete a comprehensive carer assessment (Part B) and can offer up to 100 hours of support to assist the child/ren to settle into their new placement. This support includes regular home visits, care team participation, helping carers to navigate DFFH, DET and Centrelink, as well as having access to a small amount of brokerage.

Kinship Care First Supports workers are required to report about the progress of cases to DHS via the DHS electronic Client Relationship Information System for Service Providers (CRISSP).

**About You**:

- Commitment to VACCA’s vision and purpose
- Demonstrated experience in working and engaging with Aboriginal families and children.
- Ability to advocate for Aboriginal children and communicate in a clear, culturally appropriate, and respectful way with a range of stakeholders including staff and external parties.
- Sound administration skills - including ability to record case notes, maintain files, use computer databases.
- Proven and sound time management skills, communication skills, reliability, accountability and commitment to high quality client service.
- Proven ability to work in a team and independently.
- **Requirement**: Current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster dose, as applicable), a Working with Children’s Check for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain), a Police Check, and a full Victorian Drivers Licence

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

**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 15th March, 2024 by 11:59pm**

***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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