Submit your expression of interest for a 2025 Student Placement with VACCA! We will be offering a number of placements across our organisation within our program specialist areas.
Placement Course Types: We are accepting placements in these areas - Community Services / Family & Youth / Counselling / Mental Health Locations: All VACCA sites Applications Open: Applications for a 2025 student placement are open now! Our 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 You Working towards a current and relevant qualification. Ability to engage vulnerable children, young people, their families, and their carers in outreach work activities. Requirements: Current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster dose, as applicable), a Working with Children's Check for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain), and a Victorian Driver Licence. What we can offer A supportive environment that includes comprehensive induction. Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply. Application submissions will close - 1st 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.
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