HIPPY Home Tutor

Uniting NSW & ACT; Fairfield; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 59,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcoming environment

Base pay + super

Amazing workplace culture

Purpose driven career

Training and mentoring

Job summary

Uniting NSW & ACT invites applications for a casual HIPPY Home Tutor based in Fairfield, NSW. Current HIPPY parents are eligible to apply. The role delivers learning materials to families at home and supports parents to become their child’s first teacher, fostering a love of learning.

The base hourly rate is AU$36.26 plus super. You will build relationships within the community, monitor progress and provide one-on-one coaching to families participating in the HIPPY program.

Qualifications

• Be a parent or carer of a child participating in the HIPPY program and/or a child who has completed the HIPPY program in the last 2 years
• A passion for early childhood education and empowering parents as educators.
• Ability to engage with families and build trusting relationships.
• Good communication skills and willingness to work within a structured program.

Responsibilities

• Deliver learning materials and activities directly to families in their homes.
• Guide parents as they work through the HIPPY curriculum with their children.
• Provide one-on-one support to build parents' confidence in their teaching abilities.
• Monitor progress and celebrate milestones to keep families motivated and engaged.
• Build meaningful relationships within the community and connect families to resources.

Skills

Parent qualifications

Early childhood passion

Family engagement

Clear communication

Job description

This is a casual position located in Fairfield NSW. Current HIPPY parents are eligible to apply only. Base hourly rate of $36.26 plus super.

About the opportunity:

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of families? At Uniting, we believe every child deserves the best start in life. As a HIPPY Home Tutor, you will empower parents to become their child's first teacher, fostering a love of learning that lasts a lifetime.

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver learning materials and activities directly to families in their homes.
• Guide parents as they work through the HIPPY curriculum with their children.
• Provide one-on-one support to build parents' confidence in their teaching abilities.
• Monitor progress and celebrate milestones to keep families motivated and engaged.
• Build meaningful relationships within the community and connect families to resources.

What you’ll need:

• Be a parent or carer of a child participating in the HIPPY program and /or a child who has completed the HIPPY program in the last 2 years
• A passion for early childhood education and empowering parents as educators.
• Ability to engage with families and build trusting relationships.
• Good communication skills and willingness to work within a structured program.

Benefits and culture:

Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there's more.

• Welcoming you exactly as you are
• Starting base hourly rate of $36.26 plus super!
• Amazing workplace culture
• Purpose driven career: Be part of an organisation that’s truly making a difference in the lives of families.
• Enjoy training, mentoring, and the chance to develop new skills.

Should you have any questions, please contact Belinda Condon from Uniting's Talent Acquisition Team at *******@uniting.org

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.

Empowered by diversity:At Uniting, inclusion isn't just something we value - it's how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

About Uniting:

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia's First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders - past, present, and emerging - and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.