Specialist Cultural Facilitator - External Training

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation is seeking a Specialist Cultural Facilitator in Preston (hybrid). The role involves enhancing cultural understanding and supporting child protection training workshops. Applicants should have expertise in the child and family welfare sector and a commitment to Aboriginal values. The position offers a supportive environment, professional development, and attractive salary packaging. This opportunity is exclusive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, reflecting the organisation's dedication to cultural empowerment and community engagement.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Regular supervision

Professional development opportunities

Attractive salary packaging

17.5% loading on annual leave

Access to agency vehicles

Employee support programs

Paid parental leave

Connection with Aboriginal Community

Fitness Passport access

Qualifications

• Understanding of VACCA’s vision and purpose.
• Experience working with Aboriginal families.
• Ability to engage with diverse people.

Responsibilities

• Support training workshops focused on child protection.
• Facilitate cultural practice training for staff.
• Travel statewide for training sessions.

Skills

Commitment to cultural values

Experience in child & family welfare sector

Clear communication with stakeholders

Training needs analysis

Workshop facilitation

Education

Cert IV in Training and Assessment

Job description

• Position: FixedTerm (12 months), Full Time or Part Time
• Location: Preston & Hybrid
• Salary: $110,110 - $114,980 plus superannuation and salary package

The 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 the role

The role of Specialist Cultural Facilitator is to support the growth of sector capability in terms of building cultural understanding across the sector. This role will contribute to the development and delivery of VACCA’s external training workshops, with a focus on child protection processes, and supporting child and family safety through a cultural lens.

A key component of the role is to support facilitated training of cultural practice to Aboriginal and non‑Aboriginal staff across ACCO’s, community services and government agencies. This will include providing group coaching to team leaders and practitioners to build competency and capability in cultural practice when working with Aboriginal children and families.

About You

• Commitment to and understanding of the values that underpin VACCA’ vision and purpose
• Experience in working within the child & family welfare sector
• Minimum Cert IV in Training and Assessment or equivalent (or willingness to obtain)
• Regular statewide travel to regional Victoria
• Relevant experience in the child and family welfare sector including experience working with Aboriginal children, families and communities involved in statutory programs like Child Protection.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, culturally appropriate and respectful way with a range of stakeholders
• Strong understanding of and experience conducting training needs analysis along with designing, writing and delivering high‑quality, relevant training packages to address the identified need
• Capacity to engage and work with a diverse range of people along a continuum of cultural awareness and cultural competency
• Experience and confidence in workshop facilitation and/or public speaking
• Requirements: Valid Police Check, aWorking with Children’s Check for a paid employee (or willingness to obtain) and aVictorian Driver Licence.Current COVID‑19 vaccination(Strongly Recommended).

What we can offer you

• A supportive environment that includes comprehensive induction
• The support of regular internal supervision
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take‑home pay
• 17.5% loading on annual leave
• Access to agency vehicles for all work‑related travel
• Access to Employee support and wellbeing programs
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture
• Fitness Passport - allowing you (and your family) access to any of the facilities available on this program

PLEASE NOTE: This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander designated position, classified under Section 12 Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. This employment opportunity is only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Applications should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying.

Please click below to download the position description for this role.

Specialist Cultural Facilitator - PD 2025.pdf

Application closes by 9th January 2026

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