Permanent Part-time (3 days per week)
- Band 5 ($33.75 per hour)
- Flexible work options including school term based employment available
- Immediate start
An opportunity exists within the Early Years team at Horsham Rural City Council to deliver the supported playgroup and in home family support to children aged 0-5 in our municipality, in conjunction with our existing facilitator.
As the ideal candidate, you will have a keen interest in engaging and supporting vulnerable families to develop skills and confidence in parenting, and experience using a strength based approach to learning. You should have knowledge and understanding of the developmental stages of children aged 0-5 years and play-based learning, including its application in a group setting. You will require excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to plan with families their transition from the program into other services in the wider community.
A relevant Tertiary or Diploma level qualification and experience in early childhood, community development, education, welfare, social work or related fields is required. You will also need to have completed (or be prepared to undertake) "smalltalk" training through the Parenting Resource Centre to implement this program.
To be considered for this role applicants must clearly address the key selection criteria as outlined in the position description.
