VACCA is one of Victoria’s largest employers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
As an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO), our CEO, all Board members, and more than half of our executive team are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
It's a priority for VACCA to continually grow and develop our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. We believe that we can best achieve our vision of self-determination when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are instrumental in the development and delivery of our programs and services.
That’s why we’re dedicated to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to join us – whether you’re just beginning your career, wanting to transition from another profession, or looking to build your skills and leadership in the community sector.
Join us, and work with mob, for mob.
Looking for your first proper job? Want to join us?
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Cultural Therapeutic Ways (CTW) guides the way that we work at VACCA. It provides an Aboriginal lens linking practice and outcomes. This means that we prioritise Aboriginal ways of doing while we determine what’s important to us.
CTW is defined by practice that brings together three pillars that are integrated into our day to day as we work towards self-determined outcomes. Combining culture, trauma-informed and self-determination theories with wisdom and lived experience from within VACCA is what forms our rich knowledge system.
As an integrated approach to the way that we work, CTW applies to everyone at VACCA, from the Board to Leadership to all staff. It is our commitment to strengthening and growing Aboriginal leadership, Aboriginal knowledge, and ensuring the health and wellbeing of our staff. This gives us the foundations to support our community to heal, protect and connect.
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In addition to our EAP program for all staff, we offer an Aboriginal Employee Assistance Program provided by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). It recognises the unique challenges Aboriginal staff face when working in their own communities and provides the opportunity to facilitate healing and develop strategies in accordance with cultural safety and self-determination. It can be accessed for a wide range of work-related and personal concerns.
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We offer Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Training to all staff which is culturally responsive and designed to empower staff with relevant first aid strategies to confidently support Aboriginal people who are experiencing a mental health issue and assist them with seeking appropriate professional help if needed.
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VACCA offers leave entitlements to all staff that acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural understandings of family and community. In addition to our standard leave entitlements, leave is available for Sorry Business, Cultural and Ceremonial obligations and activities, and to attend a NAIDOC event. We also offer Special Leave to recognise the importance of emotional and/or psychological wellbeing.
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The Deadly Thinking workshop offers space for culturally safe conversations about mental health, cultural load, lateral violence, and other issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in the workplace and in community. Each workshop utilises yarning circles, connection to Country, guided meditation and team building activities promoting self-empowerment, and open communication and sharing.
Join our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Talent Pool!
If you're interested in a career with VACCA, we can support you to find the right role!
As part of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Talent Pool, we will help you to find a career suited to your experience and skills. Our Talent Pool Coordinator will also be there to support you with your application, including your resume and cover letter, as well as helping you to prepare for an interview. If you want to be part of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Talent Pool and get supported to start your career with VACCA, email our Organisational Development team.
