• Positions: 1x Part Time (Part time-2 Days per week)
• Salary: $102,546 - $107,074 (Pro rata)  plus superannuation and salary package option
• Location: Ovens Murray

The Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal Community and is the largest organisation of it’s 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, and all people are welcome at VACCA.

About the role:

The Education Specialist will have the responsibility to promote and encourage best practice in relation to the education of residents across VACCA’s residential care programs. The Education Specialist will use a collaborative approach with VACCA residential staff, to ensure they can best support young people to reengage with, attend and thrive in their chosen education setting.

About You:

• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose.
• Tertiary qualification in Education, Social Work or similar.
• Experience in working and engaging with Aboriginal families and children in an educational context
• Awareness of why Aboriginal children and carers may experience challenges or barriers within the education system
• Experience and understanding of school communities and the supports available
• Experience working with high-risk youth, exhibiting challenging behaviours
• Strong understanding of the education support systems available to young people living in residential care settings and an understanding of strengths-based, trauma informed and therapeutic practice
• Ability to advocate for service intervention and client supports
• Requirement: Current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster dose, as applicable)

What VACCA can offer you:

• Professional support and training via in-house learning and development training modules
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Great career development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s)
• 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 in 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 view the position description(Ovens Murray)

Application closes July 15, 2024

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.