About the Opportunity

This is a permanent part-time opportunity working 21 hours /week and will be based at Newpin Port Kembla     
MUST be available to work Wednesday – Friday.                                    

We’re looking for a supportive and adaptable Play Facilitator to join our Newpin team in Port Kembla! You will provide therapeutic play opportunities to help families referred for child restoration. Working in our purpose-built family playroom, you’ll support parents and children to build attachment, self-regulation, and emotional development through play.

Who we are

The Newpin program specialises in supporting parents to work towards having their children safely returned to their care.

About you in the role

• Facilitate therapeutic play sessions for parents and children (0-5 years)
• Support the development of positive parent-child relationships
• Provide strategies to guide children’s behaviour and help with self-regulation
• Implement trauma-informed practices in a safe and nurturing environment
• Collaborate with the team to create stimulating, educational play programs

 About You

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field with experience working with children (0-5 years)
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and attachment theory
• Experience in developing therapeutic relationships and managing challenging behaviours
• Ability to support parents in developing positive parenting skills

Appropriate cultural knowledge and understanding of First Nations history, challenges and protocols is important to deliver effectively in this role. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. 

If you want to become a part of our positive and respected team, do not hesitate to apply now. To be considered for this position you MUST upload your resume as well as a Cover Letter responding to the 3 Targeted Questions below (3 A4 page max);

• TQ1: Demonstrated ability to work with children who have experienced trauma and a lived exp in the child protection system
• TQ2:  Demonstrated skills and experience providing therapeutic activities and guiding a therapeutic play space, while working through a trauma responsive lens
• TQ3:  Demonstrated skills and experience providing a safe therapeutic space for children and their parents

For questions, please contact Belinda Condon from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team on; [email protected] for more information, using the subject line: Play Facilitator - Newpin - Port Kembla enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.  

About Uniting

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.