This is an Aboriginal designated position, classified under Section 12 Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act (2010), therefore this employment opportunity is only available to Aboriginal applicants.
Windermere is a community services organisation working for those with varied and complex needs, and we truly believe that everyone is someone in our community.
Join us at Windermere. Where we make the effort to understand every individual employee, what matters to them and recognise the value that each person contributes. Empowering them to grow and work in ways that bring out their whole and best self.
We celebrate our diverse range of perspectives, people and ideas and there has never been a better time to join!
🧡About the Team
Our dedicated Victims Assistance Program (VAP) assists individuals with their management of the impact of crime. Through the provision of consumer-focused case management services, we promote recovery and minimise secondary victimisation sometimes experienced in the criminal justice systems. We are experts in this space and we currently support 3,000 consumers each year across many regions throughout Victoria.
⭐About the Opportunity
Permanent Part-Time, 3 days per week, hybrid working from office and home with Tuesday being the team collaboration office day, you are more than welcome to attend the office as often as you like.
The Aboriginal Engagement Worker (AEW):
• Supports Aboriginal victims of crime to access information, culturally safe and localised services and supports
• Assists to increase confidence of Aboriginal victims of crime about their rights and entitlements and access to a range of available services and supports
• Provides secondary consultation to other Victim Assistance Program staff supporting Aboriginal victims of crime who have chosen to access mainstream services
• Supported by the VAP agency, works together with local Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to build trust and engagement with local communities to address systemic barriers for Aboriginal victims’ participation in the criminal justice system.
Trauma has been endured by Aboriginal people for generations, as a result of colonisation and the dispossession of land and culture and is deeply rooted in communities. Aboriginal Engagement Workers (AEWs) help to mitigate the impacts of crime on Aboriginal victims and aid their recovery by providing practical assistance and access to therapeutic support. AEWs also provide victims with information and support to engage with the criminal justice system.
AEWs will be co-located with ACCOs for a minimum of one day per week. In some circumstances (e.g. on advice of the AEW or relevant ACCO), the AEW may also be co-located at other community organisations across the region. As a VAP employee, AEWs will be supported by a Team Leader and will work with management to develop and continuously improve the VAP.
🎉Staff Benefits Galore
This is where we stand out from the crowd! Windermere offers staff a wide range of unique benefits beyond the salary.
Many organisations talk about work-life balance and employee wellbeing, but at Windermere we deliver!
Windermere care about staff and strive for continuous improvement, which is why we regularly ask our staff and consumers about what we can do better. n our staff survey from November 2024, 87% of respondents said they were "proud to work at Windermere" and 86.3% feel "we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion". Read more here https://tinyurl.com/pulsesurveynov2024 😊
🎯Key Selection Criteria:
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Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal culture and/or issues affecting the Aboriginal community, including the interconnections between, and effects of, violence, social and economic disadvantage, racism, dispossession from land and culture and removal of children on Aboriginal victims.
✅Personal attributes:
If this job excites you, then click the “Apply” button to view the detailed Position Description and submit your application. Please also ensure you address the Key Selection Criteria in your application letter.
If you require any specific access adjustments or support within the Windermere recruitment, interview or onboarding process please contact our Talent Acquisition Specialist via phone +613 8794 1311 or email opportunities@windermere.org.au
Windermere is committed to creating equitable environments for consumers and employees. We do this by building diverse and inclusive services and workspaces, where all peoples from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, CALD, LGBTIQ+ Communities and those living with disability will know and feel accepted, affirmed, safe and celebrated. Windermere is delivering this through the continued development and implementation of our Welcoming and Inclusion Strategy as we seek to provide a diverse workforce at all levels.
