Best Start Community Facilitator - [Archived Advertisement]

Why work anywhere else!

With aspirations of Innovation, Trust and Empowerment driving everything we do at Yarra Ranges Council, we inspire people to create a better future through: 

• Stronger collaboration across teams
• Continuously looking for better ways to deliver
• Encouraging our people to be courageous, authentic and accountable
• Improving outcomes for our community

Why our team needs you 

Want to make a difference for children in Yarra Ranges?
Interested in building on your community engagement and facilitation skills?
Keen to build your skills in developing evidence based practice?

Our Community Support Services Department is currently looking for a Best Start Facilitator (job share) to build strong relationships with a range of early years, community and government partners to improve outcomes for children. Best Start explores and implements a localised and targeted service improvement approach to increase the participation of families with young children 0 - 5 years in Maternal and Child Health and Early Childhood Education and Care. This position offers both a challenging, diverse and extremely rewarding opportunity for a professional looking to expand their career within a a dynamic and supportive team. 

• Salary from $82,599 (Band 6) per annum, pro rata plus superannuation
• Temporary Part Time (0.5 EFT + additional days available) until June 2020
• Job Share position

What you’ll bring to our team

• Qualifications in Social Science, Health, Education, Children’s Services or related qualification
• Significant experience working in :-
• Family and/or Children’s Services, Health, Community, Education.
• Community engagement, particularly the engagement of families experiencing vulnerability, or from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or CALD background.
• Building positive relationships and managing projects with a range of stakeholders managing time, budget, and resources to meet objectives.
• Implementing service and community data collection, analysis and reporting processes .
• Skills in working with Microsoft packages including word, excel and powerpoint.

Why you’ll want to join us

As part of creating a workplace that supports and enables collaboration, our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits including: 

• Flexible working hours
• Free onsite car parking
• Close to public transport
• Access to professional and career development opportunities

Why wait, apply now

Closing date: 11.59pm, Sunday 5 May 2019

Visit our website Careers page to view the position description and information about the application process

Yarra Ranges Council is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to conversations for all positions about flexibility that works for you, be it full-time / part-time / job-share / purchased leave.  We are committed to a culturally safe workplace that fosters diversity and inclusion and to the protection of children against child abuse in line with the Victorian Child Safe Standards