This is an amazing opportunity take on a new challenge as a Key Worker and extend your clinical practice to support children and families reach their full potential.

**About the role**:
The Key Worker model is the recommended best practice Early Childhood Intervention model identified by the NDIS to support children with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families.

Working as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team, the Key Worker is the primary point of contact for families. This personalised approach ensures that children and families receive the necessary information to gain access to the appropriate supports to meet their specific needs and goals.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Working alongside children and families within the multi-disciplinary team, to provide coordinated client and family centred services, to assist them to achieve their NDIS and life goals
- Be a key point of contact for families, ensuring clients’ needs and wishes are represented throughout their therapy journey
- Provide 1:1 and group interventions in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary team, across a range of daily environments
- Completing necessary NDIS documentation to support ongoing funding for clients
- Being an essential member of the therapy team, reinforcing culturally safe and client centred practices to ensure the best outcomes for clients and their families

**What you need to join**:

- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline
- Exceptional communication skills that enable you to work in a culturally diverse environment and collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment
- Experience in working with children and/or disability sector and confidence in your role with children and their parents
- Compliance - Relevant professional body registration, Working with Children Check, National Police Check, NDIS workers screening check, Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate, First Aid Training, Driver’s License & Vehicle

**What we offer you**:

- A fun and welcoming working environment with a great team culture
- Relocation assistance for those not local to the area
- Generous salary and uncapped bonus scheme
- Career progression and professional development opportunities tailored to your individual goals
- Rostered CPD hours and annual professional development allowance
- Flexible leave program, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Paid parental leave
- Discounted health insurance
- Access to our Mental Health and Wellbeing Program
- Discounts and savings at retailers across Australia

**About us**:
Early Start Australia is a national multidisciplinary allied health organisation committed to delivering evidence-based early intervention and therapy services to children and their families.

Everyone at Early Start Australia shares a passion for working with children and their families to make a real difference to their everyday lives. You will be part of a close, connected team who like to have fun