MyTime Facilitator

Exciting opportunity to play, learn and build your career with Playgroup NSW!

• Casual Position (Saturday)
• 3.5 – 5 hours per week
• Located in Share My Ability Jamisontown

Our Vision For every child and family to have a place in their community to connect, learn, and belong.

Our Purpose Playgroup NSW leads and delivers programs and services that strengthen child development, nurture parent and carer wellbeing, and connect communities.

Our Values 

Act with integrity: Put child and family wellbeing at the heart of our work, and be honest, accountable, and show respect.

Balance work and play: Be goal focused, mindful of people’s wellbeing, and contribute to a positive team culture.

Lead change: Seek and encourage learning, innovation, and greater positive impact.

Embrace inclusivity: Be collaborative, seek to understand, and celebrate diversity. 

Playgroup NSW is currently recruiting for a Facilitator to facilitate groups within our MyTime Program Share My Ability in Jamisontown. People with lived experience of disability are strongly encouraged to apply. 

About MyTime

MyTime organises peer support groups for parents and carers of children with disability, developmental delay or chronic medical conditions. It provides face to face and online peer support for parents/carers, with a facilitator for parents and a play leader for preschool aged children. Parents or caregivers with a child up to age 18 years, who requires a higher level of care than other children, may attend.

About the Role

• Group session planning and preparation (strengths-based, flexible and responsive to local circumstances).
• Facilitate group sessions and help parents/carers get to know each other.
• Group sessions contain – informal discussion, structured topics led by facilitators or guests from local relevant services, facilitate relaxation and recreation activities and events.
• Encourage group members to set the agenda and use their own strengths to support each other.
• Post-group member follow-up.
• Networking with local relevant services.
• Provide information about services, supports, local resources, and provide referrals to other services.
• Data collection, reporting and compliance requirement.
• Attend professional development externally provided by PRC.       

About You

• A diploma or degree in a relevant area (ie. family support, child development, social work, psychology, occupational therapy); OR
• Significant experience in the facilitation of groups and work in the family support context;
• Knowledge and understanding of issues facing parents of children with additional needs (lived experience preferred);
• Extensive experience in the delivery of group interventions;
• Strong knowledge of community and services relevant to families and children (NDIS providers, family support, health and education)
• Confidence in building relationships with local services and networking
• Working with Children Check verification letter to present on commencement (essential);
• First Aid Certificate (preferable);
• A comprehensively insured car and current driver’s licence.

If you share our vision and want to help to make a positive difference to children in NSW, please submit your application by clicking below.  You will be required to answer a few simple questions, attach a cover letter addressing how you fulfil the selection criteria outlined above and a copy of your resume (including copies of your early childhood qualifications and working with children verification)