Child Development Practitioner - Browns Plains, Australia - The Benevolent Society

The Benevolent Society

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Browns Plains, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Casual position based at our Early Years Hubs at Browns Plains, Acacia Ridge & Beaudesert:

$42.65ph
$45.

73ph inclusive of Casual Loading + Super:
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Join our multidisciplinary team and help us make lasting change to vulnerable families
The Benevolent Society's vision is to build a
just society where all Australians can live their best life.
For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society:
children, young people, and their families; First Nations Australians; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way. We use our practice wisdom to mobilise social movements that advocate for anyone in need and create social change.

Our team is a
supportive, multidisciplinary team with a broad range of
early childhood teachers and educators, social workers, child health nurses, midwives and allied health qualified professionals committed to high quality work providing wrap around early intervention services.

Duties

Develop and facilitate childcentred, culturally sensitive and developmentally appropriate programs that meet the needs, interests and strengths of children (08) and families
Facilitate our play programs, specialist groups, offer targeted family support and deliver parenting programs
Partnering with families, you will undertake assessments, identify strengths, increase capacity for resilience and promote positive family relationships
Empower families to make lasting change, build upon their resilience to respond to life's challenges and make referrals to appropriate networks

Our Benefits
We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A 'best life' is unique to everyone and can change as life changes.

Here are a few things you might be interested in:

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Professional Development - thriving industry with a constant need for dedicated workers, long term growth and development are strongly encouraged and supported We set you up for success with a buddy, structured orientation

We
celebrate the best live moments; the small acts that make a difference within our teams and with our clients

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Flexible work:

- maintain work/life balance and tell us what suits you

A culture of professional support

Skills and experience
As a qualified Social Worker, Early Childhood Education, or Human Services professional, you will have:

A clear understanding of child development and psychosocial factors which impact on a person's ability to parent successfully
A commitment to play based approaches with a focus on building parentchild relationships to improve the longterm outcomes for children
Experience identifying and addressing child protection concerns using a holistic and strengths based approach
Excellent customer service with particular experience in engagement and rapport building over the phone.
Capacity to engage with people from all walks of life including the local Aboriginal community and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds
High level of professional accountability and integrity and a passion for supporting children and families to live their best life

- current driver's license

Have any questions? Contact
Margie on
for a friendly, confidential discussion.