• Casual

City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington. If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

We are building a safe and inclusive culture where our people are empowered to deliver their best work. Embracing innovation and change, we continually deliver richer and higher quality services to a vibrant, diverse and iconic municipality. We are passionate and energetic, working as one team to build a healthy, prosperous and sustainable community. Progress is important to us, and we and make it a priority to invest in our people’s wellbeing, growth and development.

Please view the below documents for this position:

• Success Profile
• Inherent Requirements

We have multiple casual opportunities for a Child and Youth Community Wellbeing Hub Workers to join our Youth and Middle Years Services team located in the heart of Prahran.

Acting in the best interest of the child or young person, you will assist in ensuring the consistent provision of recreational after school and Saturday programs to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing of children aged 5 - 12 years old on the Horace Petty and surrounding Office of Housing Estates. Working with other Hub staff you will facilitate engaging programs and formulate, implement and evaluate strategies and procedures for behaviour modification, conflict resolution and personal growth that are responsive to the individual needs of children and young people.

The successful candidate will have:

• Availability for a range of afternoon shifts, including Saturdays
• A tertiary qualification in a related field
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, facilitation and evaluation for children aged 5 - 12 years old
• Skills and experience working in trauma informed practice frameworks
• Skills in working with and engaging children, young people and families, in particular those from non-English speaking and low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Enquiries

For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Louise Solomon on 0409 555 764

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Submitting your application

We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.