Social & Emotional Wellbeing (Traineeship)

IDENTIFIED POSITION

This is an identified position. The Equal Opportunity Act permits special measures that help people who experience disadvantage to access equal opportunity in employment. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply for this position, which is exempt under the Special Measure Provision, Section of the Equal Opportunity Act 2011 (Vic).

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

The SEWB program provides holistic support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that are experiencing social, emotional, cultural, and mental health challenges. Ensuring the community is encouraged, empowered and supported.

Our program helps community identify their strengths, reduce their worries and begin to set goals that can achieve positive changes in their life. In essence our role is to support clients to attain cultural connection, self-empowerment, and healthier and happier lives through self-determination.

The Social, Emotional Wellbeing program main aim and focus is:

• Connection to spirit, spirituality and ancestors

• Connection to land

• Connection to culture

• Connection to community

• Connection to family and kinship

• Connection to mind and emotions

• Connection to body

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION

To provide individual early years support and co-ordinate group support of the wider Social, Emotional, Wellbeing Team.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with our SEWB case workers.

• Support the health and wellbeing of our early year's community aged 5-12 in line with our SEWB Framework.

• Establish appropriate and effective working relationships with clients, maintaining professional boundaries.

• Provide basic admin/Set up support to the Peeneeyt Pootngeerang (Women's group), Worhti Karreet (Men's Group), Koornong Maarr (Youth Group).

• Support and facilitate Kooyang Maarr (Early Years Group).

• Undergo a certificate IV in Mental health and any further study as required

• Observe and report any changes in the client's health, behavior, needs or circumstances to the Team Leader immediately, including any:

Potential abuse or neglect

OH&S issues

Incidents

Near Misses

Communication skills

• Able to communicate with clients, management, and employees in an effective manner.

• Ability to act cooperatively, friendly, and reasonably to promote workplace harmony and team effectiveness.

• Write reports and correspondence in field of expertise.

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated.

• Innovative, forward thinking.

• Prepared to learn and develop.

• Team orientated.

• Customer focused.

• Able to present themselves and their work in a way that enhances the public image of GAC.

• Willing to try new ideas and participate in change.

• Focused on health and safety in their work.

• Able to be self-managing.

Specific Conditions/Restrictions

• Must comply with reference and qualification checks prior to employment (and present originals of qualification updates for copying and updating of training registers).

• Must be physically and mentally capable of carrying out duties of the position.

• Must comply with GAC's Immunisation Policy, which mandates Covid-19, Flu, and various childhood vaccine preventable diseases.

• Able to pass and maintain:

-A National Police check (at the organisation's expense).

A Victorian Employee Working with Children Check (at the organisation's expense).

Other probity checks as may be mandated from time-to-time.

Current Victorian Driver's License.

HOW TO APPLY

Position descriptions are available on request by emailing

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Cody Chatfield on

We are a Child Safe organisation. This means that any job offer will be subject to strict screening processes and proof of immunization (both childhood & Covid). See the position description for further information.