Program Manager: Residential Care Services - Preston, Australia - Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)

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Preston, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Position:

Full-time:
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Salary: $110,907 plus superannuation and salary package:

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Location: Preston

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 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 Residential Care Program Manager is responsible for the operational oversight of VACCA's residential care program, utilising the trauma-informed practice framework.

The role includes the oversight of budgets, compliance, administration, managing team leaders and other staff members and the oversight of house management.

The Program Manager will ensure Aboriginal children and young people experience a nurturing, positive and culturally safe relationship with staff and will ensure staff actively assist each child to connect (or reconnect) with their culture as a central part of their healing.

Qualifications

Tertiary qualifications in the field of social work, psychology or community services (or other relevant discipline) and extensive relevant experience or a combination of experience, expertise and competence sufficient to perform the duties required
Minimum 3 years working with children and young people in a leadership position
Where a degree is commenced but not completed, salary will be fixed at Award Level 6 until successful completion

What we can offer you

A supportive environment that includes comprehensive induction
Professional development and training opportunities
Attractive salary packaging to increase your takehome pay
Access to Employee support and wellbeing programs
Generous leave entitlements including paid maternity leave, cultural and ceremonial leave, and compassionate leave
Opportunity to work and build connections with the Aboriginal Community and culture

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply

Application closes by 15 Dec, 2023

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 well-being 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 before the commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.

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