Early Parenting Practitioner

1 week ago

Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Type**:

- Permanent Part Time

**Hours per fortnight** - 32

**Job Category**:

- Nursing - Enrolled Nurse

**Req Id -** 3242

**Make a difference to local families**
- Join Barwon Health's state-of-the-art Early Parenting Centre, dedicated to supporting families in our region
- Fantastic career opportunities for Early Parenting Practitioners
- Enjoy a role that will be varied, challenging and rewarding

**About Barwon Health**
Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.

**About the facility**
Our major sites include University Hospital Geelong in Geelong’s CBD, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, Barwon Health North in Norlane, and residential aged care facilities spanning the region. Comprehensive mental health, community health and dental services are delivered through various programs across the Barwon South West Region, including Torquay and Colac.

**About the Barwon Early Parenting Centre**
- Opened early this year, the Barwon Early Parenting Centre will provide specialist support and deliver flexible, targeted services for families with children 0-4 years old. The centre aims to enhance the parent-child relationship and support parents with strategies for achieving their parenting goals. These goals are often in areas such as sleep and settling, child behaviours, and parent and child health and wellbeing. These goals are achieved through structured programs that vary from residential, day stay and in-home support.
- Programs include:

- psychosocial, physical and developmental assessments
- parenting education
- counselling
- skills development
- play-based activities
- modelling effective behaviours
- The Barwon Early Parenting Centre is located within the McKellar Centre precinct on Ballarat Road in North Geelong.
- To learn more about the Victoria Government's expansion and upgrade program to the Early Parenting Centre network, click here.

**About the role**
Early Parenting Practitioners (EPP) are key members of the clinical team. Under the delegation and supervision of the ANUM/AMUM or Maternal and Child Health Nurse they provide frontline care to families to assist in the establishment and maintenance of healthy parent-child relationships. The role assists parents and carers in learning to care for their young children and themselves as parents. This includes the establishment and maintenance of feeding, sleeping, rest, play and limit setting of behaviour, safety and hygiene.

All interventions are Under the delegation and supervision of the ANUM/AMUM or Maternal and Child Health Nurse and established on a sound understanding of the enduring nature of attachment relationships for the healthy development of children into adulthood.

The EPP establishes and maintains an effective supportive, safe and welcoming learning environment for children and their parents. In addition, they plan, organise, implement, guide and evaluate play and age appropriate learning experiences for young children, encouraging parents to participate.
- Diploma level in Nursing
- Diploma level in Children’s Services
- Diploma level in Early Childhood Development Youth Work
- Degree in Psychology
- Degree in Social Work

**About the culture**
You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality services. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong partnerships within the workplace. Grow and develop your capabilities with Barwon Health’s commitment to professional development.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Wide-range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career
- Attractive salary packaging benefits. Living expenses capped at $9,010 and meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

**About Geelong** - Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘Tongue of Land’.
- Geelong offers a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes
- Geelong is home to world class schools and education providers
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Appreciate our vast and abundant parklands, sports and entertainment attractions, and thriving dining and shopping complexes
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