Safe Early Years Practitioner
This program is a child focused and family centred, demonstration project that privileges safety, stability and healthy development of children
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $65,000 - $69,999
Phone: +61-7-7766-3485
Fax: +61-7-3040-5705
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Detail information about job Safe Early Years Practitioner. Terms and conditions vacancy
About Us
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) operates within the context that Aboriginal children continue to be significantly over-represented in the protection and care system within Victoria. VACCA considers that it has the responsibility and the opportunity to promote, advocate for and achieve positive changes in the lives of Aboriginal children, their families and the broader Aboriginal community.
The Opportunity
The Safe Early Years program is led by MacKillop Family Services in partnership with Queen Elizabeth Centre and the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency.
This program is a child focused and family centred, demonstration project that privileges safety, stability and healthy development of children, and the cessation of violence in all its forms. The program will engage vulnerable young parents, infants and preschool children who have experienced family violence and will focus on families in Bayside Peninsula, Greater Dandenong, Casey and Kardinia.
This position is responsible for providing high quality, intensive and effective outreach and therapeutic family work including skill based parental assistance, service intervention and support to young parents and their children who have experienced family violence.
Situated within the Safe Early Years program that is a part of Children, Youth and Family Services in the South.
If you like to be part of an Organization that strives in strengthening the safety and wellbeing and cultural connectedness of Aboriginal children, individuals and families in their community, we want to hear from you.
How to apply
Application deadline is day 23rd July , 2018
For more information regarding your exciting future with VACCA, please contact Elizabeth Abdilla, Recruitment Manager on 9287 8838.
For a copy of the position description and to apply for this position, click here www.vacca.recruitmenthub.com.au or email [email protected]
Applications must include:
- A cover letter outlining why you are applying for this position
- A resume with your skills, experience and qualifications
- Written responses to the key selection criteria, including short examples demonstrating your proficiency for each criteria
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.