Aboriginal Family Violence Mental Health Practitioner

• Position   : Fixed Term (Until 30 May 2026), Full Time
• Location  : Morwell
• Salary : $110,110 - $114,980 plus superannuation and salary package

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 Family Violence Mental Health Practitioner provides therapeutic and culturally appropriate support to Aboriginal clients involved with Family Violence services who are experiencing poor mental health. The support provided includes comprehensive assessment of the individual's needs, creating linkages with mental health supports and resources, providing education and secondary consultation around mental health, AOD, trauma and complex trauma, and case management support from initial intake through to closure.

The role will be integral for service development and improvement in the delivery of mental health and AOD supports within the Family Violence programs. Collaborating with the broader team to achieve better outcomes for community who experience poor mental health and/or AOD complexities.

All staff employed will be required to participate in learning and development to understand and apply evidence informed practice approaches including Cultural Therapeutic Ways

About You

• Understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA's vision and purpose and the capacity to take a leadership role in championing these internally and externally
• 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
• Strong knowledge and expertise in mental health, AOD, trauma informed approaches and culturally safe therapeutic interventions and response
• Highly developed skills in secondary consultation, providing culturally led advice and guidance to professionals and care teams
• Demonstrated experience in service development through coordinating review, identifying gaps and implementing improvements.
• Ability to negotiate and build formal and informal partnerships to strengthen team relationships, promote the service to other VACCA programs, and improve mutually agreed client and community outcomes
• An understanding of the range of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal services in the areas of family violence, mental health, and AOD
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, and ability to adapt both written and verbal communication to the needs of different stakeholders, including community members, staff, and external partners
• Requirements: Valid Police Check, a 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

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 visit the VACCA Careers Website to download the position description for this role.

Application closes by 15th September 2025

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