• Position    : Permanent - Full Time
• Location   : Broadmeadows VIC 3047
• Salary      : $100,783 - $105,349 Based on level of experience, plus super

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

This role supports Aboriginal individuals and families accessing the Orange Door Hub by providing culturally safe intake, assessments, and immediate assistance. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the practitioner offers short-term support and connects clients to appropriate services for ongoing care and healing.

About You

This role provides culturally safe, short-term case management and crisis support to Aboriginal clients at the NEMA Orange Door Hub. It involves intake, assessment, care planning, and respectful engagement, while ensuring accurate reporting and data entry. The practitioner strengthens cultural safety across the Hub, supports team education, and liaises with services to ensure responsive care for Aboriginal families.

• Requirements: 
• A degree in social work (or equivalent) or willingness to work toward the qualification in line with the mandatory minimum qualifications policy or significant lived experience relevant to the work
• Minimum two years’ experience in Family Violence sector
• 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)

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  The Orange Door Hub Practitioner_Broadmeadows PD.pdf to download the position description for this role. 

Application closes by Friday 7 November 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