Key Worker

**Key Worker - Early Childhood Intervention**
**Employment Term - Ongoing - Full Time / Part Time / Casual**
**Salary: $50 to $125 (depending on experience), including annual leave loading and superannuation + Car Options + Mobile + Laptop**
**LOCATION - Northern Suburbs of Melbourne**

**Overview**:
We are seeking a resourceful and organised individual to join our team as an Key Worker - Early Childhood Intervention.

**Experience / Qualifications**:

- **You can have a background in allied health including**:
A. A person who has a bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or Special Education - Current registration or accreditation (VIT) (Victorian Institute of Teaching)

B. A person who has a current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registration as an Occupational Therapist.

C. A person who has a current AHPRA Registration as a Physiotherapist.

D. A person who has a current AHPRA Registration as a Psychologist.

E. A person who is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist as approved by Speech Pathology Australia.

F. A person has a bachelor’s degree or higher and has current full membership with Developmental Educators Australia Inc.

G. A person who is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

H. A person who is either a member of the Australian Counselling Association or an accredited Registrant with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.

I. A person who is an Accredited exercise physiologist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

In your role as a Key Worker, you will provide early childhood intervention services to support children with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families/ guardians. You will work on behalf of our team who will be supporting you to help families to break down barriers to reveal children’s true abilities.

**As a KeyWorker the day to day looks like**:

- Demonstrate the values of CareMile
- Meet the responsibilities of your role including positive outcomes with children and families, contributions to the team and meeting key performance indicators
- Assess and communicate the child’s development and ongoing progress.
- Plan, develop and coordinate supports with the child and family that reflect strengths-based and family-cantered approaches.
- Deliver supports to children and families that lead to positive outcomes, utilising a transdisciplinary key worker approach
- Facilitate a team around the child that promotes participation in family, community and cultural activities
- Ensure that supports are clearly documented, coordinated, and communicated to families and internal and external stakeholders

**Expectations**:

- Attended a family’s home to conduct their first appointment, getting to know them, their child and goals
- Provided therapy at a preschool/school/afterschool to support a child to develop their motor skills
- Supported the parents of their child to find a local school that best suits their child’s needs
- Worked collaboratively with a Speech Pathologist and family members to support a child to develop their communication and social skills
- Facilitated with your background in other allied health to incorporate strategies and techniques to assist with children’s therapy throughout their sessions.

**To be successful in this role, you will**:

- If you're an Occupational Therapist, be AHPRA registered
- If you're a Speech Pathologist, be SPA registered
- If you're an Educator, hold full Teachers Registration with the relevant State Education Authority (full membership of Developmental Educators Australia Inc)
- Early years’ experience or Disability i.e. Special Education Qualifications
- Be passionate about providing a deeper level of support to children and families
- Be a great listener and have a positive approach to risk
- Have a drive to delivering high impact outcomes in children and families’ lives
- Hold a NDIS Worker Screening Check & Working with Children’s Check, etc..
- Hold a valid Victorian Driver’s licence

**About us**:
CareMile is an NDIS Service Provider, priding ourselves on delivering the highest quality and care in the areas of care and client support services. These services include Support Coordination, Key Worker, allied health and Support Work. We are committed to empowering NDIS participants to create meaningful lives for themselves.

Servicing all regions of Metropolitan Melbourne, CareMile is rapidly growing and expanding its care services in all suburbs of Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern regions of Melbourne.

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount

**Schedule**:

- Day shift
- Preschool/School/Afterschool

**Supplemental pay types**:

- Annual bonus
- Bonus
- Commission
- Overtime pays
- Penalty rates
- Performance bonus

**Experience**:

- Key Worker: minimum 1 year (required)
- Microsoft Office: minimum 1 year (required)
- Brevity software: 1 year (Advance)

**Work Authorisation**:

- Australia (required)

**Work Location**: In pe