Access To Early Learning Facilitator- Swan Hill
Posted: 05/03/2026
Closing Date: 03/04/2026
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Job Category: Early Years
Established in 1979, Mallee Family Care is a place-based agency delivering 70+ programs and services to meet the diverse needs of our community, across a catchment area of more than 160,000 km2.
If you're passionate about improving outcomes in the lives of children, families and individuals, and in building stronger communities, we would like to hear from you.
Mallee Family Care supports professional development and offers generous salary packaging and paid placements where appropriate.
We are committed to building an organisation that reflects the diversity of the communities we support.
As an Equal Opportunity employer, we invite applications from people of all walks of life. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), LGBTQIA+, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply for our roles.
Job Description
Position Objectives
Are you passionate about making a difference to a young child's life?
The Access to Early Learning Facilitator role based in Swan Hill is an exciting opportunity to work alongside families, children, early childhood education and care services and other community services to address barriers to kindergarten participation. This role uses a strength based, multidisciplinary approach to provide wrap around services to families experiencing complex needs to enhance their child's participation in a kindergarten program.
We are looking for somebody who has relevant qualifications and experience (minimum of Diploma level) in education or the community services sector who is interested in working directly with families and can advocate with and build capacity of other services to achieve positive outcomes for young children and their families.
If you would like to join a dynamic, passionate and supportive team please apply
The Access to Early Learning (AEL) program provides wrap around support to ensure eligible 3-year-old children and their families experiencing complex needs have access to and participate in a funded kindergarten program. The AEL Facilitator works with the child, family, kindergarten and other service providers to address any barriers to kindergarten participation using a strengths-based, relational approach. The AEL Facilitator builds the capacity of parents/carers as their child's first educator to promote early learning within their home environment and supports the kindergarten to build positive relationships with families and to meet families' individual needs.
The AEL Facilitator role requires someone who can work in multidisciplinary teams across the early years and community services sector and are passionate about achieving positive outcomes for children and their families.
Full Time or Part Time will be considered
Remuneration will be dependent on qualifications and experience.
* A person employed at this level will be expected to have specific skills and knowledge required to undertake the role of AEL Facilitator and have a clear understanding about working with families who may be experiencing vulnerability, complexity or disadvantage.
* The Employee will be expected to have relevant qualifications and experience (minimum of Diploma level) in education, community services or social work.
* High level of IT competency including Microsoft Office, Internet etc.
For you to be considered for this role, all applications must be submitted with a Cover Letter, Resume and the Key Selection Criteria addressed, which can be found in the position description.
For more information regarding this position please contact Maree Fullgrabe – Human Resource Manager on 5023 5966
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