Mytime Facilitator

**_Exciting opportunity to play, learn and build your career with Playgroup NSW_**
- Casual Position (Saturday)
- 3.5 - 5 hours per week
- Located in Share My Ability Jamisontown

**Our Vision **For every child and family to have a place in their community to connect, learn, and belong.

**Our Purpose **Playgroup NSW leads and delivers programs and services that strengthen child development, nurture parent and carer wellbeing, and connect communities.

**Our Values**
- Act with integrity:_ Put child and family wellbeing at the heart of our work, and be honest, accountable, and show respect.
- Balance work and play:_ Be goal focused, mindful of people's wellbeing, and contribute to a positive team culture.
- Lead change:_ Seek and encourage learning, innovation, and greater positive impact.
- Embrace inclusivity:_ Be collaborative, seek to understand, and celebrate diversity.

Playgroup NSW is currently recruiting for a Facilitator to facilitate groups within our MyTime Program Share My Ability in Jamisontown. People with lived experience of disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

**About MyTime**

MyTime organises peer support groups for parents and carers of children with disability, developmental delay or chronic medical conditions. It provides face to face and online peer support for parents/carers, with a facilitator for parents and a play leader for preschool aged children. Parents or caregivers with a child up to age 18 years, who requires a higher level of care than other children, may attend.

**About the Role**
- Group session planning and preparation (strengths-based, flexible and responsive to local circumstances).
- Facilitate group sessions and help parents/carers get to know each other.
- Group sessions contain - informal discussion, structured topics led by facilitators or guests from local relevant services, facilitate relaxation and recreation activities and events.
- Encourage group members to set the agenda and use their own strengths to support each other.
- Post-group member follow-up.
- Networking with local relevant services.
- Provide information about services, supports, local resources, and provide referrals to other services.
- Data collection, reporting and compliance requirement.
- Attend professional development externally provided by PRC.

**About You**
- A diploma or degree in a relevant area (ie. family support, child development, social work, psychology, occupational therapy); OR
- Significant experience in the facilitation of groups and work in the family support context;
- Knowledge and understanding of issues facing parents of children with additional needs (lived experience preferred);
- Extensive experience in the delivery of group interventions;
- Strong knowledge of community and services relevant to families and children (NDIS providers, family support, health and education)
- Confidence in building relationships with local services and networking
- Working with Children Check verification letter to present on commencement (essential);
- First Aid Certificate (preferable);
- A comprehensively insured car and current driver's licence.