• Position    : Fixed Term Full Time (Maternity Cover until 8 February 2027) - Start date will be 9 February 2026
• Location   : Chirnside Park
• Salary      : Between $100,783 to $105,349 based on experience and qualifications 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

The Education Supports for Children in Care (ESCC) Tutor will provide Education supports to Aboriginal children and young people in care by utilising a culturally informed and trauma-informed approach and ensure to best support young people to reengage with, attend and thrive in their chosen education setting and address gaps in learning with a focus on literacy and numeracy development.

ESCC Tutors will be responsible for providing one-on-one educational assistance and tutoring, advising schools on individual learning needs, and supporting Individual Education Plan, Cultural Support ensures a culturally safe environment and offers additional support to foster learning.

The Tutor will work closely with the ESCC Coordinator to assist with attendance and participation at Student Support Groups (SSG) and ensuring a holistic care-team approach for the young person. The Tutor will engage with the young person to collaborate and undertake assessments, together with the school to measure the individual’s performance and outcomes to ensure we achieve the educational objectives and outcomes for the ESCC pilot program.

About You

• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose
• Demonstrated awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal societies and cultures, and commitment to continually build knowledge of such, along with a high level of awareness of the challenges or barriers within the education system
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement individualised educational plans.
• Ability to tailor and develop worksheets, workplans and utilisation of educational resources to respond to learning needs
• Experience engaging with education stakeholders and school supports, collaborating to achieve individual student goals and improve literacy and numeracy
• Experience working with young people or children exhibiting challenging behaviours, or school disengagement
• 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
• Experience working with individuals and groups and identifying underlying issues, working with conflict, assisting people to communicate safely and effectively, working collaboratively with other services and supports
• Requirements: A qualified teacher, with a minimum of 2 years classroom experience with children in primary and/or secondary schooling setting, 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  Tutor - Strong and Deadly Boorais - East - L5.pdf to download the position description for this role. 

Application closes by 23 December 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