Child Family and Community Worker

Salary:
- $85,126.08 (pro rata) + Salary Packaging + Super- Location:
- Cootamundra, Finley- Application Guide - Child Family and Community Worker - Community Strengthening- Employment Type:
- PT - Part-time Temporary- Department:
- Family & Mental Health - Casework & Capacity Build- Closing Date:
- 13 Oct 2024**Why join Intereach?**

Intereach is a not-for-profit provider of rural community services, working together with children, families, older people, carers, and people with a disability throughout the Riverina Murray and Murrumbidgee regions of NSW and in the Mallee, Goulburn and Loddon regions of Victoria.

Our Vision of Strong Connected Communities is what drives us daily to ensure our local communities are at the heart of everything we do.

A role with Intereach is more than just a job. Whether you are starting out in your career or simply looking for a change, working at Intereach could be the perfect next step for you. We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive and enjoyable working environment where your unique perspectives and experiences are welcomed and valued. If you are looking for an employer who understands that life can take priority over work and wants to see you learn, grow and thrive, then this might be the place for you.

**About the role**

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Family and Mental Health team in the role of Child Family and Community Worker - Community Strengthening.

The Child Family and Community Worker - Community Strengthening is a key service delivery position responsible for providing community information, advice and referrals, brief intervention advocacy and support, welcoming room users and interagency partners, facilitating social participation groups and community events, delivering high-quality services and activities with families and community members. The position will successfully implement the Targeted Early Intervention (TEI) Community Centre program in the local area, support community stakeholders and leaders, provide updates on local program performance and outcomes, and contribute to the positive impact Intereach makes in our communities.

Child Family and Community Workers are part of the service delivery team at Intereach and contribute to the realisation of the organisational plan through practice that helps achieve outcomes of targeted and sustainable growth, delivering quality and impact, and becoming the destination employer.

This position requires community connectedness, advocacy, and groupwork skills, working with cultural diversity, trauma informed practice and a deep understanding of the unique challenges of families and community members in regional towns, to deliver successful and impactful programs. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact with families across your local community.

There are two part time positions available based in Cootamundra and Finley.

This role will be paid in line with the Social Community Home Care and Disability Services Award and can be between $85,126.08 - $91,587.60 depending on qualification and experience.

**Intereach prides itself on supporting our staff, employee benefits include**:
- Option to accrue and utilise Flex Time (to be confirmed pending on hours)
- Blended working model with the option to work from home and the office.
- Employee Assistance Program available to all staff and their immediate family members
- Quarterly Thank You Awards
- Wellbeing Champions
- Salary Packaging (pay less tax and increase take home pay)
- 8 weeks’ paid parental leave (after 12 months employment)
- Volunteer Leave (20 hours per year)
- Study Leave
- Internal career advancement opportunities
- Option to swap public holidays
- Workplace Giving Program - give back to charities of your choosing

Applications close **13 October 2024.**

**Ready to apply?**

Great. Head to our website and you can download the and Application Guide when you’re ready,

**For more information**:
For further information related specifically to the role please contact **Amber Murphy (Senior Child Family and Community Worker)** on 0437 684 677 or **Melissa Van Lierop (Program Manager)** on 0439 652 150.
- As a Child Safe organisation Intereach is committed to upholding high standards of child safety in everything we do. We strive to create and maintain an environment where all children feel safe, respected._