Role: Family & Community Engagement Worker

Location: Supporting Goodstart VIC North

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families experiencing vulnerability?

Join Goodstart in our mission to provide high-quality, inclusive early learning and care for children and families facing significant disadvantage.

As a Family and Community Engagement Worker, you'll form strategic partnerships with families, community organisations, and local service providers, building strong relationships and navigating the service system to support families experiencing hardship. Your role will also involve advising and coaching Goodstart Centres on recognising and responding to vulnerability, abuse, and neglect, and advocating for the wellbeing of children and families.

Your work will help shape the future, ensuring every child gets the best start in life.

Your Impact 

As a Family & Community Engagement Worker, you'll play a crucial role in:

• Navigating systems to support families’ access to Goodstart ECEC in a timely manner
• Assisting in connecting children and families to Early Childhood Education and Care
• Building respectful and reciprocal relationships with children and families
• Leading, mentoring, and supporting centre teams and referral organisations
• Monitoring, delivering and communicating outcomes as required by the Increasing Access and Participation Project
• Using internal and external networks to ensure children and families have access to appropriate support networks

What Goodstart can offer you:

• 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 (as agreed with line manager)
• Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• 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
• 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.

You’ll bring to the table:

• Bachelor of Early Childhood, Social Work or similar qualification or equivalent experience (mandatory)
• Experience in delivering integrated early childhood services in, or working within, areas of disadvantage (desirable)
• Substantial experience working with children and families
• Comprehensive knowledge of the child and family service system and proven skill in navigating these to deliver programs and services
• Experience leading change in education, health or community services (desirable)
• Ability to undertake state based metropolitan and regional travel is necessary
• An open driver’s license
• Current Working with Children Check

Join us and be a part of a dedicated team committed to fostering inclusive and supportive environments for all children and families. Apply now to make a meaningful impact!

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.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email deadlycareers@goodstart.org.au

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: PORT MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE || VIC || Australia (AU) || | || Bachelor (ECT) 4yr || Full-Time