Early Childhood Family Worker in Brisbane

Micah Projects is a community based not-for-profit organisation with a vision to create justice and respond to injustice at the personal, social, and structural levels in church, government, business, and society. We believe that every child and adult has the right to a home, an income, healthcare, education, safety, dignity, and connection with their community of choice. Micah Projects provides a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families.

Young Mothers for Young Women (YMYW) offers professional and peer support to young pregnant and parenting women, 25 years and under, their children and families who reside in the Brisbane City Council region. Young women can access a variety of different services through our Wellspring Hub including targeted family support, group work, antenatal services, child health clinics and GP services. The program provides a two-generation approach meeting the needs of the parents and their children. We celebrate the strengths of young women who are parenting and recognize issues related to housing, health, social isolation, employment, education and income are interconnected and solutions require an integrated approach.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Early Childhood Family Worker to work as part of the Brisbane Young Mothers for Young Women (BYMYW) team to provide an early childhood groupwork program, including a supported playgroup for the Brisbane program, alongside providing individual home visiting support with a focus on supporting the developmental needs of children under 5 years. This is a full-time employment opportunity at Level 4 of the SCHADS Award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and delivery of supported playgroups and other groupwork that promote the health and wellbeing of children, increase parenting understanding of child development and strengthen connection to community and local services.
• Work collaboratively with families, other staff, organisations and community to ensure positive outcomes for children of vulnerable families.
• Hold a small caseload of families and provide goal-orientated case management support.
• Conduct home visits in community to support the families’ goals as required.

A Bachelor of Early Childhood Education or equivalent ACECQA-recognised qualification (please attach supporting documentation). Demonstrated experience and knowledge of working with children from birth to school age. Demonstrated experience of delivering early childhood programs that support the learning, social and emotional development of children. Demonstrated understanding of early childhood development and the ability to support young parents to implement activities to support their children’s ongoing development.

More information about the role and to learn more about the key selection criteria, select the link to the Position Description. In SEEK, click on Apply Now to access the Position Description through our careers page. For more information, please email **@micahprojects.org.au.

Benefits of working at Micah Projects:

• Join a well-recognised multidisciplinary organisation;
• Salary Packaging option up to $15,899, increasing your take home pay (additional meals and entertainment card option up to $2,650);
• Access to discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport for you and your family;
• Access to free and confidential Employee Assistance Program;
• Ongoing professional development opportunities, including further training, so you can broaden your horizons and sharpen your skillset during your time with us;
• Access to other employee benefits, including Portable Long Service Leave (QLeave), supply of uniforms, and Flare benefits.

Micah Projects is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all abilities and life experiences. We also encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.