About this role
Job title: Early Parenting Practitioner
Employment Type: Casual
Hours: 1400 to 2230, 0700 to 1530 and 2200 to 0730 hrs
Salary: As per EBA
Location: O'Connell Family Centre Centre Canterbury
Early Parenting Centres (EPCs) strive to support happy, healthy, safe and thriving babies and toddlers by promoting the parent-child relationship, and equipping parents with strategies to achieve their parenting goals. These goals are often in areas such as sleep and settling, child behaviour, and parent and child health and wellbeing. EPCs recognise that the health and wellbeing of the primary caregiver, and whole family is vital to children’s development and outcomes. EPCs provide specialist support for Victorian families with children’s aged 0-4 years.
The Early Parenting Practitioner role:
- Provide responsive early parenting support to families with children up to their 4th Birthday
- Actively participate as part of a multidisciplinary team to meet the complex needs of families
- Provide emotional and practical support and guidance for the health and wellbeing of children
- Employed under the Nursing and Midwifery as per EBA
- EPCs are open Monday to Friday and are closed on Weekends
- Free On-Site Car Parking
- EPCs are open 50 weeks a year with a 2 week closure over Christmas/New Years
What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional family-centred care.
Qualifications
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Tertiary qualifications in Early Childhood Development, Kindergarten teacher, at Diploma level or above.
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AHPRA Registered Enrolled Nurse with Mothercraft Nursing
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Up to date with contemporary standards in child-safe practice
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Understanding of key child development issues relating to a diverse range of parents and families
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A passion to work in early-parenting centres and be part of the current changing model of care.
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To thrive in this role, you will have
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An understanding of key child development issues relating to young parents and families
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Well-developed skills in risk and needs assessment
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If applicable, APHRA registration
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Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
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A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
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The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
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A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
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Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past and present. The team at Mercy Health is diverse and is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality. Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.