Aboriginal Engagement Worker

**Posted**:
23/01/2025

**Closing Date**:
20/02/2025

**Job Type**:
Permanent - Full Time

**Location**:
Melbourne - Northern Region

**Job Category**:
Family Violence Services

**The DPV Experience**:
DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services.

Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.

Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact. Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.

Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.

Job Description
- Permanent Full Time Position. Epping base site
- This is an Aboriginal designated position, therefore only Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
- Help mitigate the impacts of crime on Aboriginal victims and aid their recovery by providing practical assistance & access to therapeutic support._

**Greatness starts here**

The Victims Assistance Program (VAP) is a critical part of the statewide response to victims of crime. IT provides services to victims at a local level and is delivered by community agencies, of which DPV Health are one. Trauma has been endured by Aboriginal people for generations, as a result of colonization and the dispossession of land and culture and is deeply rooted in communities. Aboriginal Engagement Workers (AEWs) help to mitigate the impacts of crime on Aboriginal victims and aid their recovery by providing practical assistance and access to therapeutic support. AEWs also provide victims with information and support to engage with the criminal justice system.

Desired Skills and Experience

**Bring your great, everyday**

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal Culture and/or issues affecting the aboriginal community, including the interconnections between, and effects of, violence, social and economic disadvantage, racism, dispossession from land and culture and removal of children on Aboriginal victims.

A tertiary Qualification in social work or other related discipline is desirable but not mandatory.

Additionally, you will have:

- Experience undertaking community engagement and service delivery
- Appropriate professional experience, skills, and training that align with the requirements of a SCHADS Award Level 5 employee
- Information technology and computer skills
- A current Victorian Driver’s License

**The fine print**
- Full driver license and travel between sites required
- This is an Aboriginal designated position, therefore only Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply

**Our Talent Experience**
- Make your next move, a great one_