Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 7th Dec 2021
- Melbourne > Sunshine
Baptcare is a purpose driven and faith-based organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia, providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families, and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.
Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness.
With over 3,000 employees across VIC, SA and TAS, Baptcare is a progressive organisation focused on our Mission of partnering for fullness of life with people of all ages, cultures, beliefs, and circumstances to achieve our Vision of communities where every person is cherished.
Baptcare has a strong commitment to engagement with vulnerable parents of pre-school aged children through individual mentoring services and group- based activities. Home-Start is an evidence-based early- intervention mentoring program that offers vital face-to-face and virtual support to vulnerable parents of preschool aged children.
The program aims to reduce isolation for families and building support networks for parents and their children within their local communities. Volunteer Mentors provide vital support to young families (with at least one child of pre-school age either virtually or face to face through emotional encouragement as well as guidance and information around parenting to build community connection and facilitate skill development.
The Home- Start Co-ordinator's role is to recruit, support, coordinate and guide the volunteer Mentors within the FACS VIC Home-Start program. The role reports directly to the Senior Practitioner- Integrated Family Services/ SafeCare and indirectly to the Children and Family Services Manager and the FACS VIC Operations Manager.
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If you have any queries, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] using the subject line: Co-ordinator Home Start enquiry via EthicalJobs.