• Position    : Fixed term, full time until 30 June 2027
• Location   : Chirnside Park
• Salary      : Between $88099 to $92725, plus super and salary packaging options

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 position is responsible for facilitating playgroup sessions and group events in multiple locations across the East Metro area as well as delivering brief family support services to families. 

The Play Group and Parenting Support worker’s role is to provide a culturally safe place for families to connect and participate in activities with their children alongside strong Aboriginal Community members. The worker will also provide a supportive place of mentoring and coaching to parents around parenting and child development stages of their children’s lives.

Additionally, the program offers individual family support, which includes some outreach, response to immediate needs and assessment of need to help determine the right support services for the families.

The focus of assessment of needs will be around parenting capacity, family relationships and functioning, home routines for families, safety for children’s wellbeing in their homes, connections to essential services, including links to health, education, cultural and social activities.

About You

• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA’s vision and purpose and the capacity to take a leadership role in championing these internally and externally.
• Demonstrated experience in working and engaging with Aboriginal families and children.
• Demonstrated experience in child and family sector.
• Demonstrated understanding of children’s developmental milestones.
• Ability to facilitate child-friendly, culturally rich and educational group sessions with families and children.
• Participate in training programs as required and in compulsory fortnightly reflective supervision.
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• Requirements: 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  Playgroup and Parenting Support Worker - Eastern - L4.pdf to download the position description for this role. 

Application closes by 21 June 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