Submit your expression of interest for a Student Placement with VACCA in 2026!

 We will be offering student placements across our organisation within a number of our specialist program areas.

• Placement Course Types:      Community Services / Social Work / Family & Youth / Counselling / Legal
• Locations:                                           All VACCA sites
• Applications:                                   Open from 8 December 2025, until to 1 December 2026

Our Organisation- where our strengths are positioned with our people.

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.

Our VACCA teams are committed to the organisation’s Vision and Values, passionately providing support, services and cultural advocacy for our children and other vulnerable members of the Community.

Best interest of our children.

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 also an equal opportunity employer and has a smoke-free workplace policy.

 We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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.

About You-

• are you working towards a relevant and accredited qualification
• are you passionate to support others
• have the ability to engage vulnerable children, young people, their families and their carer's
• want to gain experience in community services and programs, outreach work, support groups and activities

Requirements-

• A Working with Children’s Check
• Police Check
• COVID-19 vaccination
• Victorian Driver Licence as applicable

What we can offer-

• A supportive learning environment that includes comprehensive induction
• Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and Culture
• Enhanced student learning, experience and knowledge from expert staff across our wide variety of programs
• We also offer a multitude of learning via VACCA training sessions, workshops, and information talks

**Submit your applications now**