EARLY PARENTING PRACTITIONER

Mercy Health Australia; City of Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 41.000 - 58.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free On-Site Car Parking

Open 50 weeks a year

Zusammenfassung

Mercy Health Australia is hiring an Enrolled Nurse for the Early Parenting Centre in South Morang, VIC. This permanent part-time role (0.4 EFT) offers day, evening, and night shifts, with an hourly rate of $35.91.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team delivering family-centred care to children aged 0–4 years, supporting families with sleep, behaviour, and wellbeing strategies.

Qualifikationen

• Enrolled Nurse qualification required.
• Mothercraft (Enrolled Nurse) preferred.
• Early Childhood Development diploma or higher is required.
• Bachelor qualifications in Education (Early Childhood) or Social Work add value.

Aufgaben

• Provide responsive early parenting support to families with children up to 4 years old.
• Act as part of a multidisciplinary team to meet complex family needs.
• Offer emotional and practical support for child health and wellbeing.
• Work under the Nursing and Midwifery EBA as an IB65.
• Open Monday to Friday with shifts across day/evening/night.

Kenntnisse

Risk assessment

Time management

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Enrolled Nurse

Mothercraft (Enrolled Nurse)

Early Childhood Development diploma and above

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

Bachelor of Social Work

Jobbeschreibung

Employment Type: Permanent Part-Time

Hours: 2 days per week (0.4 EFT)

Salary: Hourly rate $35.91

Location: Whittlesea Early Parenting Centre, 34 Anchorage Drive, South Morang (Woi-wurrung-yagila-wulumperi)

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Lucy Longworth, Nurse unit manager, [e-mail], 03 9407 6800

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Early Parenting Centres (EPC's) 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. EPC's recognise that the health and wellbeing of the primary caregiver, and whole family is vital to children's development and outcomes. EPC's provide specialist support for Victorian families with children's aged 0-4 years.

• Provision of 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 EBA as a IB65
• Permanent Part Time 0.4 EFT
• EPC's are open Monday to Friday and are closed on Weekends
• Shifts are Day 0700-1530, Evening 1400-2230 and Night Duty 2200-0730
• Free On-Site Car Parking
• EPC's 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

• Enrolled Nurse
• Mothercraft (Enrolled Nurse)
• Early Childhood Development diploma and above
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
• Bachelor of Social Work

To thrive in this role, you will have

• An understanding of key child development issues relating to young parents and families
• Well-developed skills in risk and needs assessment
• If applicable, AHPRA registration
• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management
• 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

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

Are you ready to apply for this role? Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.