Job Overview
EACH has been committed to delivering health and support services that improve lives and strengthen communities for over 50 years. Our workforce is made up of compassionate individuals who are here to lend a helping hand, offering a wide range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual from all walks of life.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Early Years Specialist to join our diverse team of Allied Health professionals, Social Workers, and Inclusive Education specialists. As an Early Years Specialist, you will deliver supports in partnership with families to help them achieve their goals, using evidence-informed best practice.
You will use assessments, observations, and your understanding of child development to tailor support options that fit each child and family. You will empower families, caregivers, and professionals, helping them build skills and confidence to support children in their everyday lives.
You will connect children and families with their community to ensure they are included and can participate in the settings and activities they choose. You will keep thorough records of conversations, developmental progress, and goals, in the NDIA business system.
You will guide families through the application, implementation, and funding processes of NDIS plans.
Key Responsibilities
1. Deliver supports, in partnership with families, to help them achieve their goals, using evidence-informed best practice.
2. Use assessments, observations, and your understanding of child development to tailor support options that fit each child and family.
3. Empower families, caregivers, and professionals, helping them build skills and confidence to support children in their everyday lives.
4. Connect children and families with their community to ensure they are included and can participate in the settings and activities they choose.
5. Keep thorough records of conversations, developmental progress, and goals, in the NDIA business system.
6. Guide families through the application, implementation, and funding processes of NDIS plans.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role you will have:
1. A tertiary qualification in Early Childhood/Education.
2. Expert knowledge in child development and early intervention along with the ability to identify developmental issues.
3. Proven track record building relationships and supporting families and children with developmental delays/disabilities, including the implementation of effective strategies for families to practice at home and other settings.
4. Comprehensive knowledge of the NDIS Early Childhood Approach and early childhood intervention best practice principles and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.