The Role:

Are you passionate about supporting parents to enhance their parenting skills? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Communicare’s Connected Families Program as a Parenting Facilitator!

The Connected Families program is delivered through Communities for Children and is an early-intervention family support program designed for vulnerable families with children between the ages of 0 to 12 years to promote positive parent-child relationships, improved family functioning and connections to community.

As a Parenting Facilitator you will deliver quality parenting and family support programs and services through individual and group sessions. This role aims to achieve the programs’ goal of improving early childhood developmental outcomes for children and ensure they are supported through life transitions, alongside building strong positive relationships between families, children and the community. As part of an integrated team, the Parenting Facilitator will aim to enhance parenting skills, knowledge and confidence of participants.

In this role you will:

• Deliver individual parenting and family information, support and referrals for parents and carers.
• Deliver evidence-based parenting education programs and group development sessions.
• Assist with monitoring and evaluating service delivery, ensuring that quality outcomes are achieved.
• Research and develop evidence-informed resources and materials that support quality outcomes and results for parents/carers and their children.
• Report on the parenting service activities and outcomes

This position will be offered on an 18-month fixed term part time basis working 53.6 hours per fortnight.

Who Are We?

Since opening our doors in 1977, our passion for delivering high quality, people-focused support services has continued to flourish. In May 2020, we became the new custodian of White Ribbon Australia, establishing a national footprint for the organisation.

We remain committed to growing a workforce that celebrates diversity and seeks to inspire and empower the people we serve.

While we’ve changed a lot over the past 45 years, our values – Everyone is welcome, Doing what we say, Above and beyond, and Stronger together– remain at the very heart of everything we do.

This is your chance to join an organisation with an exceptional team culture, driven by a commitment to diversity, respect and fairness.

Selection Criteria

• Tertiary Qualifications in a relevant field such as family studies or child development or relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in a similar role, working with children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Experience in providing solution focused, positive parenting supports to families including the targeted client groups of Aboriginal families, CaLD families, young parents and fathers.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in delivering groups and community education.
• Intermediate customer service skills.
• Intermediate organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing tasks.
• Knowledge of a strengths–based approach and a collaborative model of service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to establish community networks.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Certification/Accreditation to deliver one or more of the following parenting programs: Circle of Security, 123 Magic and Emotion Coaching, Bringing Up Great Kids, Tuning in to Kids/Teens, Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (desirable).
• Satisfactory Police clearance (not older than 6 months from the issue date)
• Unrestricted drivers’ licence
• Working With Children Check

What we can offer you

• Generous NFP salary packaging opportunities (option to package up to $15,900 for general living expenses and an additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits per annum)
• Extra Leave - 5 days of extra paid leave per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Paid parental leave policy
• Family Domestic Violence and Abuse (FDVA) leave, financial assistance and structured support for any employees who have experienced FDVA incidents
• Discounted Health Insurance with HBF
• Free, confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Flu Vaccination Program

How to apply
Please submit a resume and a cover letter that addresses our Selection Criteria. Applications close 10 December 2024.
Communicare encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and people living with disabilities.

Short listing will commence immediately. We reserve the right to close the position without notice. Unsolicited resumes and contact from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.