Child and Family Practitioner Adelaide Metro

**Role**: Child and Family Practitioner

**Location**: Adelaide Metro (We are flexible on which days and we also offer flexible working arrangements with the ability to work from home occasionally)

**Employment Type**: Part-Time, 30.4 Hours per week - 2 years Fixed term contract - possible ongoing

As a Child and Family Practitioner, you will work in partnership with Centre Directors and Educators to deliver a targeted Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) service, for children 0-5 years. The Child and Family Service focuses on closing the gap for our most vulnerable children and families, by enhancing the infant mental health outcomes for children who have experienced childhood trauma. You will focus on trauma informed intervention strategies to engage and sustain the participation of the children and their families within the early education setting.

Your Impact

Support and empower early years educators to build the capability to observe, identify and explain any concerns related to the learning, development and well-being of children within the centre.
Promote an integrated, evidence-informed approach to deliver improved outcomes for children and families
Undertake observations between children and educators and provide feedback to support the ongoing development of the child-educator relationship
Provide formal and informal consultation and coaching around evidence-informed social and emotional learning practices that enhance the care and education
Create strong external linkages to community supports and services that will best meet the needs of children and families.
Support our educators to communicate and engage with parents around the needs of their child
Make referrals to allied health services as required

You’ll help achieve this by

Tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology, infant mental health or equivalent
Strong understanding of child development (birth - 5 years)
Good understanding of relevant early childhood frameworks and standards
Demonstrated high level of interpersonal, communication, negotiation and coaching skills to achieve improved outcomes for children and families
Ability to document, analyse and report on relevant key performance indicators

What Goodstart can offer you

Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduces your taxable income to increase take home pay
Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.

We’re Goodstart

At Goodstart, we’re all about laying the foundation for better lives through amazing early learning experiences, and we know that we can’t do that without great people

From our centre directors to centre teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years. As a not-for-profit with a vision for Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life. Safety, health and wellbeing are more than just words to us, they are a personal commitment and a promise we make to our children, our families and each other every day

**How to apply**:
Supporting our people and protecting our children

We are an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We support and encourage individual growth and strong teams that are made up of many different cultures and backgrounds.

We are deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel connected and a strong sense of belonging. By weaving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through all that we do, we aim to build knowledge and a deeper understanding of our First Nations People and culture for all in our team

**Posting Notes**: PARAFIELD GARDENS, ADELAIDE || SA || Australia (AU) || j2wDept || SF: LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Part-Time