- Full time, ongoing position (part time considered)
- Attractive salary packaging
- Culture that supports work-life balance
Sunraysia Community Health Service (SCHS) is a dynamic organisation promoting health, wellbeing and independence in a social model of health. The organisation is a source of primary and preventive care for our community members who are at risk of poor health outcomes, and experience acute health disparities. SCHS understands the influence of the Social Determinants of Health upon health inequities experienced by community members and work with consumers and community members, to structure their care around the context in which they live and work.
The Family & Child Hub is a suite of child and family health and wellbeing services, all located under one roof. The services are both internal and external to SCHS and together have a ‘no wrong door’ approach to navigating the individual health and wellbeing pathways of families and children. The Family & Child Hub specifically focuses on the Social Determinants of Health, ensuring health equity.
An exciting opportunity exists for Pregnancy and Parent Support Clinicians to join the team working in the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies and Parent Support programs. The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program addresses maternal risk behaviours and provides women with support during their pregnancy. The Clinician works with women while they are pregnant until around 6 weeks after birth, providing outreach support to pregnant women who are unable access antenatal care services or who need extra support because they are at risk of poorer health outcomes. Care coordination and system navigation is a significant component of this program
The Parent Support Service works with parents/carers and their families from conception to school age, within a Relationship Based Framework, providing parenting and family support for parents and carers in all aspects of parenting, including families impacted by family violence. Group work is a key component of this role.
What you bring:
- Degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in relevant health related field (such as Social Work, Nursing).
- Membership with AASW or AHPRA.
- Demonstrated experience working with parents/carers and children.
- Knowledge of the local service system and referral pathways, particularly related to the early years, health, housing, family violence and system navigation.
- Experience in working with complex and vulnerable families in a trauma-informed and relationship-based model of care.
- Knowledge and understanding of child development and ability to practice a range of interventions including biopsychosocial assessment, case work, care planning, advocacy, group work, intervention and outreach based service delivery.
- Knowledge and experience in delivering evidence based, best practice parenting interventions, along with a working understanding of attachment theory and its application to the developing child and the parent-child relationship.
- Highly developed engagement and communication skills and experience working with families from a diverse range of backgrounds
- An understanding of the social determinants of health
For a confidential discussion, please contact Manager of Family and Child Hub, Rachel Fuller on (03) 5022 5444 or via email [email protected]
To apply, please forward your covering letter, Curriculum Vitae, responses to Key Selection Criteria as listed in the position description and contact details of three professional referees addressed to Manager Human Resources, [email protected]
Applications will remain open until the vacancy is filled.
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As part of SCHS’s workplace inclusion and diversity strategy, we strongly encourage suitable applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders and abilities.
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PLEASE NOTE: SCHS is committed to the application of the Child Safe Standards. All positions are subject to thorough credentialing and safety screening prior to commencing employment. This includes reference checks and National Police Check for all SCHS employees. Any prospective employee who has resided and worked overseas in the past 10 years for a continuous period of 12 months or more will be required to undergo an International Criminal History Check. Where applicable, employees may also be required to hold a current Working With Children check issued in the state of Victoria and have a current NDIS Clearance (NDIS Worker Screening Check).
For more information on the NDIS Worker Screening Check, please click here.
Department of Health Guidelines for Immunisation of Health Care Workers require all staff to demonstrate immunity to specific preventable diseases. As part of the recruitment process, the preferred applicant is required to provide evidence of immunisation (and/or serology) to confirm they are protected from risk, including COVID vaccinations.