Role: Child & Family Practitioner

Location: Goodstart Morwell Central VIC (traditional land of the Braiakaulung clan of the Gunaikurnai nation)

Employment Type:  Permanent Part-time (0.6fte – 22.5hrs per week)

Help Us Create a More Inclusive Future for Every Child – Based at Morwell Central

• Lead inclusive practices that make a lasting difference for children
• Use your skills in child development, social work, education, or related fields
• Work in the heart of the classroom—supporting children in their daily learning environment
• Be part of a centre-led initiative focused on early identification and intervention

We’re seeking a passionate Child & Family Practitioner to join our team at Goodstart Early Learning Morwell Central.

You’ll play a vital role in supporting children with emerging or identified additional needs, working shoulder-to-shoulder with our educators and leaders to build inclusive, responsive learning environments that make every child feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.

This unique role offers the opportunity to deliver targeted, in-room support while remaining out of ratio—ensuring your strategies are embedded into everyday routines in a natural, meaningful way.

If you’re passionate about inclusion, equity, and early intervention—and want to make a meaningful difference in a local setting—this is the role for you.

Your Impact: 

As our Child & Family Practitioner, you will:

• Collaborate closely with educators to identify individual children’s needs and tailor inclusive strategies that support learning and development.
• Embed Goodstart’s Recognition and Response Model and the Early Years Learning Framework (V2.0) to ensure practices are consistent, responsive, and child-focused.
• Provide early identification and intervention to support children who may be experiencing vulnerability or delay.
• Work with the Centre Director, Educational Leader, and Practice Team to strengthen team capability and ensure high-quality, inclusive learning environments.
• Offer out-of-ratio support within the room—integrating inclusion strategies into daily routines without disrupting the child’s natural learning environment.

You’ll bring to the table:

• Tertiary or Bachelor qualifications in early education, an allied health, social work or community services discipline (desirable).
• Strong understanding and ability to apply attachment theory, Circle of Security (COS) and trauma informed practice.
• Strong understanding of child development (birth - 5 years) and evidence-based trauma informed practice
• Good understanding of relevant early childhood frameworks and standards
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal, communication, negotiation and coaching skills to achieve improved outcomes for children and families.
• Ability to document, analyse and report on relevant key performance indicators.

What Goodstart can offer you: 

• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes.
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
• Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose.
• Access to independent professional supervision – Supporting your wellbeing through regular, confidential sessions with an external supervisor, giving you a safe space to reflect on the professional and personal impact of working in communities where trauma may be present. These sessions help build resilience, maintain emotional safety, and ensure you feel supported to continue making a difference.
• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs.
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance 
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave

How to apply:

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process. 

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions

Have a question? Email: alee@goodstart.org.au

Agencies: Whilst we appreciate your interest, we are confident we can find a great candidate without external support.

Supporting our people and protecting our children 

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes: MORWELL || VIC || Australia (AU) || | SF:LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Part-Time