• Maximum term position for 3 months
• Part time hours (24 hours per week)
• Townsville

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movements seeking to build a better society based on people helping people. Our vision is human dignity, peace, safety and well-being for all.

About the role

Lead the delivery of a mobile play scheme to families with children aged 0-5 years living in the Townsville West Communities for Children catchment area. The play scheme will include the delivery of evidence-based programs to support parental engagement and empowerment as well as children’s early learning and transition to school.

What you will bring

• Qualification in either Education, Early Childhood, Community Development, Social Work, Welfare Studies or a related discipline
• Drivers Licence
• Current employee Blue Card
• Experience in working in an early childhood (0-8 years) service or system, and skills in delivery of early childhood development and/or early intervention programs for children and their families
• Experience in working with families who are vulnerable, and minority communities including Indigenous and newly arrived / refugee communities
• Experience working with local communities, building local networks and relationships with Service providers
• Strong written and oral communication skills including using interpreters and translators, multilingual documentation and computer literacy skills (Microsoft Word essential)
• Strong administrative, organisational and time management skills
• Experience in mentoring early childhood staff

Why work for us?

Be part of one of the largest humanitarian organisations and know that the work contributes to improving outcomes for vulnerable people. You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Further information

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description attached below or contact Sheridan Latter on 0410 220 366.

Position Description

 Family Support Worker - Giggle and Grow - PD.pdf