NGATANWAAR (Welcome)

Work in an appreciative and supportive environment, that offers generous remuneration – including tax savings and additional leave where you will achieve real and meaningful outcomes that positively affect our community.

Established in 1979, Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative’s vision is simple: “Empower the individual the family wins, Empower the family the community wins, Empower the community our culture wins”. Our team of dedicated professionals work together to achieve this outcome as evidenced in our latest audit where we received two rare commendations Workforce Development and Diversity & Cultural Safety. Put simply, this is a great and highly supportive place to work.

This position is open to duly qualified and experienced Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

This is an identified position. The Equal Opportunity Act permits special measures that help people who experience disadvantage to access equal opportunity in employment. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply for this position, which is exempt under the Special Measure Provision, Section 12 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2011 (Vic).

The role

Reporting to the Team Leader Healthy Families, this is a leadership role expected to have a broad working knowledge of the services provided by the team and working knowledge of the Orange Door initiative.

The purpose of the Cultural Safety Project Lead role is to be responsible for leading activities to support embedding Cultural Safety across The Orange Door network that is relevant to local Aboriginal culture. 

The ideal person for this role

Essential

• Identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
• Understanding and commitment to Victorian Aboriginal culture and the concept and practice of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
• Ability to work with Aboriginal organisations, communities, and individuals in culturally appropriate ways.
• Demonstrated strong and effective leadership skills with a proven ability to mentor and support staff and provide feedback and performance management.
• Well-developed written communication skills and intermediate level computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook etc. 
• Time management skills, including ability to prioritise, manage multiple tasks, work to deadlines, manage interruptions and adapt to changing priorities.
• Extensive case management experience, practice frameworks and models relevant to working with vulnerable families.
• Knowledge of services and interventions that promote child health, safety, and wellbeing, strengthen parenting capacity, improve family functioning, and address underlying factors for vulnerable families.
• Competency in providing supervision to a diverse staff team.
• Possession of a minimum diploma level qualification in Community Services or other relevant qualifications.
• Ability to lead change management as required.
• Display trust, confidentiality, cultural and mutual respect.
• Have courage to initiate essential change.
• Be positive and supportive of others.
• Embrace and lead innovative practices.
• Be a champion for change for cultural safety and cultural respect.

Desirable

Tertiary qualification in relevant field.

HOW TO APPLY

Position descriptions are available at https://www.gunditjmara.org.au/current-vacancies.

Please forward your covering letter (addressing the key selection criteria) and resume to [email protected] .

We are looking to fill these position ASAP, however we will wait for the right candidate, so get in quick.

We are a Child Safe organisation. This means that any job offer will be subject to strict screening processes and proof of immunisation (both childhood & Covid). See the position description for further information. 

For further information, please contact Greg Reiffel on 5559 1234