• Join a child and family services organisation providing vital services to the community everyday
• Competitive salary of $72,884 - $93,759 p.a (depending on qualifications and experience) + optional salary packaging!
• Access to company vehicle and generous additional leave included
• Genuine professional development and upskilling opportunities available

Our Mission

FamilyCare works with individuals, families and communities to increase wellbeing, build strengths and encourage optimism. This is made possible by our supportive and caring staff who are guided by the FamilyCare values in everything they do, and who we support by providing ongoing opportunities for development and upskilling.

The FamilyCare values are:

Respect for all people and of their right to reach their full potential

Empowerment of clients and staff to achieve their individual and collective goals

Integrity: Actions consistent with our beliefs

Leadership on issues that impact adversely on individuals, families and communities

Communication: A commitment to open and ongoing dialogue with all stakeholders

Professionalism in all aspects of our work

A Rewarding Role - In More Ways Than One

In addition to a competitive salary of $72,884 - $93,759 (depending on qualifications and experience), you will be rewarded for your important work with:

• Salary packaging options available up to $16,000, with the option for a vehicle to be part of that package
• Meals and entertainment packaging available up to $2,500
• Access to company vehicle when travel is required
• 3 paid leave days between Christmas and New Year in addition to 4 weeks annual leave
• 12 days sick leave (pro-rata) during first year of employment, which extends up to 21 days after 3 years of employment with FamilyCare
• Generous professional development opportunities - we encourage our staff to further develop their skills and passion, and we have a dedicated budget to help you reach your fullest potential
• Access to EAP

How You’ll Make a Difference

The Access to Early Learning Practitioner fosters important connections and collaboration between the family, the early childhood education and care (ECEC) service and educators and other services to reduce barriers to a child's sustained engagement in early childhood educations. The program funds free access to a 15 hour per week, high quality three year old kindergarten program and provides focused education support to vulnerable children from families with complex needs who would otherwise not attend kindergarten.

Some of the day to day duties may include:

• Proactively engage with secondary and tertiary services working with vulnerable families, to identify children and families to be referred to AEL.
• Actively reach out to children and families to understand the practical and other barriers that may prevent a child from participating and attending kindergarten.
• Support the family to engage or re-engage with other relevant services and find additional supports where necessary for the child and family.
• Lead in home learning activities, working on family led goals the build parents understanding, confidence and skills regarding child development and learning.

This position is full time and ongoing based in our Shepparton office.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

To be considered for this role, you must hold at a minimum a Bachelor Degree in Social Work or relevant discipline.

We also require candidates to hold a Working with Children Check, valid Victorian driver’s license, satisfactory National Police Check and a minimum 2 doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Critical to your success in this role will also be:

• Demonstrated experience in engaging with vulnerable children and families including building rapport whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Understanding of early childhood development and the impact of trauma, parental mental health, parental substance use and family violence on children and their development.
• Understanding of reflective practice.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to communicate and negotiate.

To see more about this role and to address the key selection criteria click on the Position Description (attached).

If you would like more information please contact Noellene Morrow, Manager of Disability and Early Years on mobile: 0439 007 511.

Note: candidates who have spent 12+ months overseas in the last 10 years will also be required to present evidence of an International Police Check.

Though not essential, 2+ years of case management experience including work with children and young families at risk will be highly regarded. Graduates looking to kickstart their career are also encouraged to apply.