Tutor Hippy Vic

**Job no**: 501276

**Employment type**: Casual

**Location**: Melbourne

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family

**About the Organisation**

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**About the role**

HIPPY Tutors are parents or carers involved in HIPPY, either currently or in the past 12 months. HIPPY Tutors are employed by the HIPPY Provider for two years to provide peer support and deliver HIPPY to families through practicing activities with them using Role Play. Every local HIPPY Program is coordinated and supervised by a HIPPY Program Coordinator, providing training and supervision to a team of Home Tutors who visit parents in their home as detailed in the HIPPY Manual.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop a supportive relationship with families to encourage new skills and confidence in the parents/carer.
- Organise and attend home visits for assigned families (a minimum of one visit per fortnight during school term).
- Role playing HIPPY activities during home visits and at parent groups to increase the parent’s/carers confidence and familiarity in completing these activities with their own child.
- Organisation of, and supervision of children at playgroups where indicated.
- Assist with the organisation and facilitation of Parent/Carer, Group Meetings.
- Encourage parents to maximise their participation in the program and their attendance at Parent/Care group meetings.
- Meet with the Program Co-ordinator on a weekly basis for the purpose of role playing the next week’s material; reporting on the progress of the HIPPY families assigned; and discussing any issues that have arisen during the previous week.
- Engage in recruiting new families when required.

**Skills & Experience**
- Be a parent/carer participating in the HIPPY program, or a parent/carer who participated in the HIPPY Program within 12 months of their appointment as a Tutor
- Identify with the local community and demonstrate a commitment to working in the community
- Effective communication skills that will support program delivery

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations may be required for this position, in accordance with relevant Public Health Orders across all States and Territories. In these circumstances, evidence of vaccination will be required prior to an offer of employment.

**Benefits**
- An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful applicant, including salary packaging tax benefits
- Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations

**How to Apply**

Applications close midnight **24th February 2023**.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

**Advertised**: 23 Feb 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 24 Feb 2023 23:55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time