Child Health Nurse (Parenting Support Worker)

• Max Term contract till 31 December 2027
• Part-time of 60.8 hours per fortnight (4-day work week with Fridays off)
• Base hourly rate from $47.21 to $50.46 per hour
• Salary packaging options to increase your take home pay!

About Us

Ngala has been operating in Western Australia for over 130 years and today we deliver a range of services and programs that supports parents, families, and communities to enhance the wellbeing and development of children and young people. We believe when parents and families are confident and communities are strong, safe, and healthy, children and young people will achieve their full potential.

This is underpinned by our core values of Human Connection, Integrity, Fairness and Creativity.

About the Role

The Parenting Support Worker will work within the recently formed Southeast FDV Healing Service. 

The Alliance brings together a highly skilled and experienced group of local service providers. They are all like-minded in their approach to FDV and how the service needs to fit into the Armadale community. With a proven history of addressing the needs of people at risk of or experiencing FDV, the partners all have a strengths-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive focus.

The Alliance will provide programs for victims/survivors and children, perpetrators of violence, and will proactively engage in collaborative initiatives to tackle the underlying drivers of FDV.

The Position

We are currently recruiting for a max term 0.8FTE Child Health Nurse (Parenting Support Worker) based at the Armadale FDV Service. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of with multiple service providers involved. Business days of work are Monday to Thursday.

Our interdisciplinary team supports families to address various concerns including sleep and settling, feeding and nutrition, child development and behaviour, perinatal and infant mental health, parent-child relationships, and adjustment to parenting. This is done in a variety of settings such as parenting education workshops, parenting playtime groups, and one to one consultations. 

Duties

• Work collaboratively in a partnership model with families to identify their strengths and meet their individual parenting and health needs.
• Provide comprehensive evidence-based information relating to early years parenting, child development and family health and well-being.
• Provide access and equity of services for families with diverse backgrounds including gender, culture, and disability.
• Collaborate with parents in developing care plans with small achievable steps to reach their goals.
• Link families with appropriate community and Ngala resources.
• Provide evidence-based information relating to child development and parent-child relationships.

About You

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Qualifications in Child Health Nursing and current registration with AHPRA.
• Significant recent postgraduate nursing experience in the area of specialty with demonstrated advanced knowledge and skill with a strength-based approach to practice.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Aboriginal families and communities.
• Effective communication skills both written and oral with a strong focus on listening, strength- based approach and skills in report writing.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills showing initiative, creativity and flexibility.
• Experience in conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Demonstrated experience in working with families with babies and young children with an understanding of family dynamics and their effects on young children.
• Demonstrated capacity to actively participate within an interdisciplinary team.

Well-developed knowledge base of:

• Child health and development;
• Early years and brain development research findings;
• Perinatal and infant mental health;
• Trauma Informed Care;
• Family and Domestic Violence;
• Issues impacting on fathers;
• Sleep and nutrition for families, babies and young children;
• Breast feeding and lactation.

If successful, you will need to possess a current WA driver's licence (LR class preferred), Working with Childrens Check, and satisfactory National Police Clearance obtained within six months.

It is essential that you meet the above criteria and are permitted to work and remain in Australia with no limitations to be considered.

Why Join Us

• Salary Packaging of up to $15,900
• Paid parental leave (up to 14 weeks!)
• Discounted Private Healthcare
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 5 weeks of annual leave
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave of up to 2 weeks
• Refer a Friend Program ($500 for the referrer and $500 for the friend)

If you are an experienced and talented professional looking to create and imprint your personal and professional mark with Ngala, we would love to hear from you.

Enquiries: For further information please contact Lorraine Drew (Senior Coordinator - Community & Family Engagement Services) at *****@ngala.com.au

To apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter by clicking the 'apply' button and follow the prompts.

Closing Date: Applications are due by 5pm, Thursday, 18 April 2024, however shortlisting will commence immediately so we encourage you to submit your application promptly.

About Ngala

At Ngala, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to be their best, and that raising children should be a joyful and rewarding experience.

After 130 years of working with families across Western Australia, Ngala continues to use the latest research and training, alongside community stories and experiences to develop and deliver services that meet the needs of today’s parents and children.

Ngala is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse background, people who identify as LGBTIQA+ and people with a disability.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as the traditional custodians of the land where our programs and services operate and pay respect to Elders past and present in the spirit of reconciliation.

To find out more about Ngala visit www.ngala.com.au.