• Position    : Fixed Term, 2 years position
• Location   : Western VACCA Office
• Salary      :  $166,354.42- $185,520.64, plus super and salary packaging is available

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

As Director, you'll oversee service delivery, strategic planning, and team leadership while ensuring Aboriginal children remain connected to culture, family, and community. You'll work alongside passionate professionals committed to self-determination and culturally responsive practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Western Division operations and services
• Manage budgets, compliance, and quality assurance across programs
• Build strong partnerships with government, community organisations, and stakeholders
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams delivering child protection and family services
• Champion Aboriginal cultural protocols and self-determination principles
• Drive continuous improvement and evidence-based practice

About You

• Extensive experience in the child and family welfare field, the provision of services to statutory clients or a related area, and a sophisticated understanding of current issues and awareness of future directions
• Extensive experience and a proven track record on the successful management, delivery and evaluation of programs in the child and family welfare field
• Proven ability to develop VACCA unique project responses to enhance Aboriginal child and family community service policy and practice and quality improvement areas
• Demonstrated capacity to negotiate and work constructively with funding bodies and other stakeholders and represent the organisation to a variety of stakeholders
• Strong working knowledge of relevant legislation, social and government policy and evidence based research along with the capacity to inform government polices to enhance the wellbeing and safety of vulnerable Aboriginal community members
• Demonstrated capacity to ensure compliance requirements across the portfolio areas are met
• Demonstrated capacity to balance the requirement for consultation and collaboration with timely decision-making and appropriate leadership
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple complex demands and achieve key outcomes .

Requirements:

• Degree qualification in Social Work or a relevant area is preferred.
• Highly developed leadership, management and team development skills
• Valid Police Check, a Victorian 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 click here to download the position description for this role. 

 Director- Western Region-2026.pdf

Application closes by March 09, 2026

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