Early Childhood Practitioner

Salary:

- $89,591.84 + super + salary packaging (pro rata)
- Location:

- Bendigo, Echuca or Gisborne
- Employment Type:

- FT - Full-Time Temporary
- Department:

- Early Childhood - Early Connections & Supp MA/G
- Closing Date:

- 03 Mar 2025

**The next step in your career starts here**
- Career development and professional growth opportunities
- Fantastic employee benefits and an inclusive organisational culture
- Opportunity to make an impact for children and their families
- Ability to work remotely open for negotiation

**About 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.

**About the Role**
The Early Childhood Practitioner is responsible for working alongside families with children aged 0 - 9, who have developmental concerns, developmental delay or a diagnosed disability, to provide information and access to early childhood early intervention supports.

The Early Childhood Practitioner works with families to;
- Create a developmental profile for the child using strengths-based approaches including observations, evidence based developmental screeners and assessments and gathering of information from the primary caregiver and other professionals (eg. Educators, Allied Health, Community Child Health Nurse) as relevant,
- Identify and develop goals/priorities for their child that supports participation and inclusion across environments such as their home, early education settings and the community,
- Provide information about the child’s development
- Where a child meets the developmental delay criteria, navigate NDIS access for longer term funded early intervention supports,
- Be a part of a small project team delivering community-based, family centred early intervention services to children (under 6 years old) and their families who do not have access to NDIS funding.
- Provide clinical support to our early childhood teams in the delivery of our Early Supports Program.

The Early Childhood Practitioner will be a specialist with either an Allied Health or Educator background and qualification (Speech Pathology or Occupational Therapy), providing expertise and experience in early childhood development. The Early Childhood Practitioner will be aware of and able to guide others in providing supports in line with the ECIA best practice guidelines.

Supervision and professional development opportunities will be available for the successful incumbent.

This is a full time role (part time considered) with a fixed term of 12 months and can be based in either Echuca, Bendigo or Gisborne, or alternatively the ability to work remotely is open for negotiation.

New graduates are encouraged to apply. Our team of experienced professionals can provide the successful applicant with ongoing support, supervision and training that will enable them to succeed and thrive in the role
The role has been classified under the Health Professionals Award as a Level 1.3 with an annual starting salary of $89, 591.84 (pro rata) + Superannuation + Salary Packaging.

**What will you gain from this role**
- Be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team
- Additional leave benefits including the option to purchase additional leave, volunteer leave and flex leave
- An organisation who values flexibility
- Employee Assistance program for staff and their immediate family
- Enjoy a hybrid work arrangement with both office and remote options
- Attractive salary packaging
- Gain exposure to the NDIS Early Childhood Approach
- An inclusive and positive workplace culture
- For a full list of employee benefits visit Careers - Intereach

If you’re ready to make an impact and be part of an amazing team, we can’t wait to hear from you

**Applications close 03 March 2025 at 10am.**

**Ready to apply?**

To be considered for this role you must upload a resume and cover letter highlighting your skills, expertise and suitability for the role.

**For more information**:
For further information related specifically to the role please contact** Natalie Grant (Program Manager) on 03 5055 2925.**
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- 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._