• Position : Ongoing, Full Time
• Location : Chirnside Park
• Salary : Between $129,205 to $131,746 based on qualifications and experience, plus super and salary packaging option

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 Eastern Family Violence Program manager will work in close partnership within VACCA’s Leadership group, VACCA Family Violence program team’s, the Hub Managers to lead high quality, culturally safe and effective responses to Aboriginal people seeking support around Family Violence services within both VACCA and the Orange Door, once it is up and running. Additionally, the Eastern Family Violence Program Manager will work to build and maintain effective partnerships with Aboriginal services and communities within the VACCA and Networks to support for Aboriginal people.

About You

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, welfare or a related discipline or willingness to obtain.
• MARAM training or commitment to completing training
• 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)

• Demonstrated commitment and understanding for the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose
• Demonstrated awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures, and commitment to continually build knowledge of such, along with a high level of awareness of the key issues which impact upon Aboriginal communities
• Drives cultural change by promoting culturally safe and responsive practices for Aboriginal people; designs innovative solutions, fosters effective practice cultures, identifies and communicates necessary changes, and engages key stakeholders to implement them.
• Provides expert leadership in Aboriginal services, embedding culturally safe and responsive practices within integrated, multi-agency service models; demonstrates strong leadership, negotiation, and relationship skills; possesses deep knowledge of family violence, legal systems, and working with Aboriginal individuals and families.
• Applies systems thinking to identify diagnosis trends, challenges, and opportunities; understands connections between systems and communities to inform policy and defines how systems operate within the organisation.
• Strong organisational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills including the capacity to negotiate and work effectively with a range of individuals and organisations to facilitate the effective delivery of organisational and program objectives.
• Demonstrate experience and an in depth understanding and application of Family Violence and Child Well-being, frameworks, models, approaches, theories and practice when dealing with clients, including an in depth understanding of family violence risk assessment and management in line with the MARAM framework.
• Ability to use initiative, work under pressure, and use sound professional judgement in decision making.
• Requirements:

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 page to download the position description for this role.

Application closes by 5 August 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