Social Worker

3 months ago

Sunshine, Australia IPC Health Full time

**Part Time or Full Time Opportunity + Fixed Term until October 2026 (Special Project) + SACs Level 5 classification $97,733 - $101,787 pa (Pro Rata Part Time) + 11.5% super + salary packaging benefits**:

- ** Based at Sunshine campus + Opportunity to Work From Home**:

- ** Support the development of children through capacity building within the School Readiness Team within Brimbank and Melton LGAs**

**The Opportunity**

The School Readiness program is seeking talented Social Workers to support our community’s kindergartens’ learning and development outcomes.

In this rewarding and unique role, you will gain exposure to a new way of working within the allied health and early years sector. This role provides opportunity for a Social Worker, with skills and interest in supporting early years educators and families, to contribute to improving developmental and educational outcomes for children.

School Readiness Funding (SRF) aims to support the learning and development of children accessing kindergarten programs, to address educational disadvantage through capacity-building activities.

Within the program, allied health professionals work in collaboration with educators and families, with the goal of improving outcomes for children in one or more of the three School Readiness Funding priority areas:

- Communication (language development)
- Wellbeing (social and emotional)
- Access and inclusion

You will be part of a cohesive and supportive multidisciplinary team with access to high quality clinical supervision and paid professional development programs such as Hanen.

**This opportunity is flexible to consider Part Time or Full Time with a minimum** **commitment of 0.6FTE (3 days)**. **The role is a Fixed Term (Special Project) opportunity until October 2026** and is classified as a Social and Community Services Employee Level 5 under the Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022.

**You will make a difference by**
- Working collaboratively with the School Readiness Team to plan service delivery within kindergarten programs across Brimbank and Melton areas.
- Building the capacity of early years educators and families through coaching, modelling, group training, case consultation support, and other discipline specific services.
- Provide social work support to early years educators, families and communities, to achieve their goals in relation to communication and wellbeing of children.
- Reflecting and evaluating supports to enhance outcomes.
- Providing supports via telehealth or at services in Brimbank and Melton LGAs

**To succeed you will need**:
**Essential**:

- Tertiary qualification in Social Work.
- Minimum 4 years experience delivering Social Work services to young children and their caregivers. Experience working in a kindergarten setting is an advantage.
- Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement evidence-based programs that meet the communication and wellbeing goals for children, families, and educators.
- Current and valid Victorian Working with Children’s Check and driver’s licence.

**Desirable Capabilities**
- Experience working in a capability building and coaching role with educators or families, to promote skills and knowledge in child development.
- Strong understanding of the impact on trauma and adverse childhood experiences on child development.
- Ability and interest to work within the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).

**We will offer you**:

- ** Flexibility** We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
- ** Learning and development **Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.
- ** Supportive Environment** Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff.
- ** Celebrate achievements **Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth.
- ** Attractive Benefits** Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program.

**What next?**

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Social Worker - School Readiness Success Profile,

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