Family Worker Sleep Settling Program

An experienced Family worker is required to work together with the Darebin Maternal Child Health Service offering MCH Sleep Settling Program. The MCH Sleep Settling Program forms part of the MCH service to build capacity within Darebin families to respond to infant and child’s cues for sleep.

The role also provides parenting support for families experiencing vulnerabilities as part of the Enhanced Maternal Child Health Team.

• Permanent Part-Time, 0.87 EFT
• Band 6, $95 000 per annum, pro rata
• Located at various sites within Darebin City Council
• Opportunity to make a difference to families experiencing vulnerabilities, due to sleep issues with new baby/child or other parenting challenges.
• Opportunity to work alongside Enhanced Maternal Child Health Team

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

Darebin encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of colour. We value people of all abilities and diversity of culture, faith, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome unique contributions and perspectives of all people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we work with and live in.

About Darebin City Council
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

About the Role
Seeking an individual with the following skills to build capacity within Darebin Families;

1. Work as part of our multi-disciplinary Maternal & Child Health team supporting and providing services to families experiencing difficulties in relation to sleep & settling or other parenting challenges.
2. Facilitate New Parents Groups and Supported Playgroups as required for Sleep & Settling.
3. Provide outreach to vulnerable families requiring further follow up and support.
4. Provide case management to families linked with both Universal and Enhanced MCH service, identify support needs and link to appropriate services.
5. Ability to work in a culturally informed and respectful manner.
6. Maintain accurate CDIS records of service provision and data collection of service provision delivered.
7. Experience in working with parents of infants/children 0-3 years to promote optimal parent/infant interactions and relationships and children’s developmental stages
8. Knowledge of perinatal mental health and transition to parenthood issues.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in community, nursing or welfare studies
• Completion (or working towards )of MCH Sleep & Settling model program
• Substantial case management experience and expertise working with families and children.
• Current Victorian Driver’s License.
• A current Working with Children Card

Culture
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

How to Apply
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please submit your application including a resume, and those who wish to address the Key Selection Criteria in the Position Description may do so in their cover letter. We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact Stacey Fleming, Maternal Child Health Leader on 0438 765 *** for a confidential discussion.

Applications close on Friday 5 April at 11.30pm.

Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy.