Early Years Educator- Aboriginal Cradle to Kinder Werribee

• Position: Full Time
• Location: Werribee & Melton
• Salary : $64,000-$69,000

The Early Years Educator position will be responsible for developing, implementing and facilitating a Young Mother’s group specifically for clients of the VACCA Aboriginal Cradle to Kinder Program in the Western Suburbs. The role will be responsible for facilitating two Young Mother’s Groups per week, one in the Brimbank/Melton region  and one in the Western Metropolitan region.

The Early Years Educator position will also be responsible for providing early year’s education training to the Aboriginal Cradle to Kinder staff in a team and individual settings. The role will ensure that the Young Mother’s Group is a culturally safe space and will incorporate Indigenous games, stories and music into the Young Mother’s Group program.

To be considered for this role you must demonstrate:

• A sound understanding of Aboriginal culture, values, protocols, inter-generational factors and complex kinship systems, as well as the issues facing vulnerable Aboriginal people today.
• A clear understanding of child and adolescent development, trauma, attachment, child abuse and neglect, with good knowledge of the services and interventions that; promote child health, safety and wellbeing; strengthen parenting capacity; improve family functioning and address underlying risk factors for vulnerable families.
• A proven ability to work with Aboriginal children, young people and their families with a range of complex and diverse needs.
• A sound understanding of the principles of casework practice, with a demonstrated to: actively engage with families that may be unwilling to receive services; build confidence, motivate and sustain change and influence positive outcomes; undertake quality assessments and coordinate planning processes; and undertake quality case recording, data reporting and file management.