Employment Opportunities

Aboriginal Best Start Facilitator
  • Base/Location:Berrimba Child Care Centre
  • Reports To:Early Years Manager/CEO
  • Hours:3 Days per week/Permanent Part-time
  • Award:Commensurate with Experience
  • Position Scope:

    Best Start is a prevention and early intervention program that aims to improve the health, development, learning and wellbeing of all Victorian children from pregnancy through transition to school (0-8yrs) through local partnerships

    Aboriginal Best Start programs have been established to make sure that local Aboriginal communities and organisations are given every possible opportunity to influence outcomes for their children and families.

    It is based on formal partnerships of local agencies and service providers to improve the outcomes for children.

    This localised, targeted way of finding solutions to problems faced by families has been shown to be extremely effective.  Efforts are focused on boosting children’s participation in the programs we know have the best results for setting them up for success, such as kindergarten and maternal and child health (MCH) services. The program also puts in place prevention strategies, such as providing referral pathways when targeted supports are required.

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Children, Youth & Community Services Director
  • Base/Location:Echuca
  • Reports To:Chief Executive Officer
  • Hours:Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
  • Award:Commensurate with Experience
  • Position Scope:

    Njernda Aboriginal Corporation is an independent not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service, governed by a Board of five Directors. Our primary population catchment is the Echuca and Moama Murray River region with services reaching out to the Loddon Mallee region.

    Njernda is recognised for leadership in Aboriginal children, youth and community services in partnership with its other services related to family, health, and aged care.

    We have a strong history of successfully planning, implementing, and evaluating a range of young peoples and wellbeing programs. Njernda employs approx. 150 staff.

    The position will direct the operations of Aboriginal Children, Youth and Community Services. The services include: Early Years, Wellbeing, Youth And Residential Services ensuring that they operate in an integrated manner designed to achieve and demonstrate clearly articulated goals.

    Programs under this role include:

    EARLY YEARS
    Early Years Education– Childcare (Berrimba) After School Care
    Early Years Education – Kindergarten 3 & 4 year old School Holiday Programs
    Best Start Facilitators Specialist Services – Speech/ Audiologist /
    Play group Dental Health

    COMMUNITY
    Community Engagement Gymnasium (Nyini)
    Culture and Tourism Personal Trainers (Nyini)
    Exercise Physiologist

    SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
    Alcohol and other Drugs Mental Health Counselling
    Bringing them Home SEWB Access
    Dual Diagnosis (Mental Health & Alcohol and Drug)

    YOUTH
    Baroona residential youth service School Assistance
    Day Program Service School Holiday Programs
    Healing Youth Justice
    Homework Club Youth Support Programs

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