Early Childhood Practitioner

Salary:

$88,090/year + Super + Salary Packaging

Location:

Bendigo

Employment Type:

FT - Full-Time Temporary

Department:

Early Childhood - Early Connections & Supp LOD

Closing Date:

22 Sep 2025

Be at the forefront of industry change. We are looking for a highly passionate and experienced professional to join our Early Childhood team in delivering the NDIS Early Childhood Approach. You will be familiar with Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) best practice approaches and be passionate about making a difference in the lives of families with children with developmental concerns, developmental delay or disability. Travel within the region is an expectation of this role to effectively support our participants and their families.

In this rewarding role you will:

• Have no billable hours Have the flexibility within your work hours to meet the needs of children and their families.
• Work alongside families to ensure access to the information, linkages and capacity building to enable their children with developmental concerns, developmental delay or disability to fully participate within their communities.
• Implement the NDIS Early Childhood Approach to support children under nine years of age who have a developmental delay or disability, and their families/carers.
• Support families to facilitate access to the most appropriate early intervention pathway, including community supports and accessing the NDIS
• Build and maintain strong relationships with families, community organisations, clinical services and education settings.

This is a full-time fixed term contract, until June 2027. The role will be based in our Bendigo office.

The role is classified under the Health Professionals Award Level , paid under the SCHCADS Award, with an annual starting salary from $88,090.08 to $92,733.68 plus superannuation and access to salary packaging benefits.

Your Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Early Childhood, Allied Health, Social Work, Psychology or equivalent area
• Current Working with Children's Check or VIT registration
• National Police Criminal History Check (Intereach will arrange and pay for this)
• Valid full Victorian Driver's Licence

Desired:

• Demonstrated ability as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field
• A commitment to the family-centered approach, and ECIA best practice
• Lived experience of the impact of existing or acquired disability upon individuals, carers and
  
  community
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build meaningful connections with families and children.
• A commitment and demonstrated ability to provide culturally safe and supportive environments for children and families.

Employee Benefits

Intereach prides itself on supporting our staff, employee benefits include:

• Option to accrue and utilise Flex Time - allowing you to balance the various commitments and responsibilities of the role and your home life. You could access up to an additional 12 days off per calendar year through Flex Time.
• Flexible work arrangements - allowing parents/carers to balance their various personal commitments and work in a way that suits their needs and the organisation's needs.
• Blended working model - allowing you to work from home and your chosen office, following the successful completion of your probation.
• Volunteer Leave (20 hours per year) - paid Volunteer leave that allows you to undertake volunteer activities with charitable groups, not-for-profit organisations and at community events.
• Study Leave - up to five days leave to support further studies that are relevant to your role.
• Cultural Leave - substituting public holidays for alternative leave to celebrate culturally significant dates to you.
• Portable Long Service Leave - don't let your years in the community sector go unrecognised. Intereach allows you to access and accrue portable Longe Service leave
• Salary Packaging (pay less tax and increase take home pay)

Applicants will be reviewed as they as received so apply today

Ready to apply?

Applications close: Monday 22 September 2025 at 10:00am.

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

If you are successful in gaining an interview you will be contacted by phone. If you are not successful in gaining an interview, you will be notified via email.

Resumes and applications will be retained on file for a period of 12 months and may be referred to during this time.

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For more information:

For further information related specifically to the role please contact:

• Our Recruitment Team on or for general enquiries.
• Natalie Grant, Program Manager - Early Childhood Approach on for any role specific enquiries.

We can offer alternative ways of applying for anyone who may not be able to apply online.

We value diversity and welcome applicants from all walks of life, ages, backgrounds and cultures.

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.