EARLY PARENTING PRACTITIONER

Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free On-Site Car Parking

Job summary

Mercy Health is seeking an Early Parenting Practitioner for the Whittlesea EPC. The role provides responsive early parenting support to families with children up to four years old, working within a multidisciplinary team to meet complex needs and promote family health and wellbeing.

You will contribute to care planning, education, and practical guidance, with shifts including day, evening and night duties. On-site parking is available; Mercy Health values diverse communities and patient-centered

Qualifications

• Knowledge of key child development issues relating to young parents and families.
• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills.
• Compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• 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 complex needs.
• Provide emotional and practical support and guidance for the health and wellbeing of children.

Education

Enrolled Nurse

Early Childhood Development Diploma

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

Employment Details

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)

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

About the opportunity

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.

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.

The Early Parenting Practitioner role is to:

• 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

With one of these qualifications, you will be suitable to work in our EPC Enrolled Nurse Mothercraft (Enrolled Nurse) Early Childhood Development diploma and above Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) Bachelor of Social Work

Requirements

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

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. Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient‑centered health services and aged care services. If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us! Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development. Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need. We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.