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**About the Opportunity**

**_ This is a permanent full-time opportunity working 35 hours /week (Monday - Friday) and will be based at Newpin in Bidwill_**

We’re looking for a supportive and adaptable Play Facilitator to join our Newpin team in Bidwill You will provide therapeutic play opportunities to help families referred for child restoration. Working in our purpose-built family playroom, you’ll support parents and children to build attachment, self-regulation, and emotional development through play.

**Who we are**

The Newpin program specialises in supporting parents to work towards having their children safely returned to their care.

**About you in the role**
- Facilitate therapeutic play sessions for parents and children (0-5 years)
- Support the development of positive parent-child relationships
- Provide strategies to guide children’s behaviour and help with self-regulation
- Implement trauma-informed practices in a safe and nurturing environment
- Collaborate with the team to create stimulating, educational play programs

**About You**
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field with experience working with children (0-5 years)
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and attachment theory
- Experience in developing therapeutic relationships and managing challenging behaviours
- Ability to support parents in developing positive parenting skills

**_Appropriate cultural knowledge and understanding of First Nations history, challenges and protocols is important to deliver effectively in this role. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply._**

**TQ1**:_Demonstrated ability to work with children who have experienced trauma and a lived exp in the child protection system _**

**TQ2**:_Demonstrated skills and experience providing therapeutic activities and guiding a therapeutic play space, while working through a trauma responsive lens_**

**TQ3**:_Demonstrated skills and experience providing a safe therapeutic space for children and their parents_**

Closing date**:11:55pm, Thursday 17th October 2024