Child Development Specialist

Do you want the opportunity to empower children and their families, helping them build capacity, make informed choices, and engage with available services? You will be working in community settings, to ensure the effective design and delivery of early childhood programs. You will actively engage children to build their skills in all developmental areas and engage parents/carers in the delivery of quality programs.

As an Early Childhood Specialist, you will have the rewarding opportunity where you will collaborate with our existing Early Childhood team to provide evidence-based, family-centred specialised support across the Palmerston Community.

54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child’s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve - in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems.

In this part-time max term role (Monday to Thursday 7.6 hours, school term, through to June 2025), you’ll work as a part of our Early Years team in Palmerston to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Child Development Specialist plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it’s designing and delivering a community specific play-based learning program or working to build parenting capacity you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in engaging with families, collaborating across services, developing networks within the Palmerston community is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.

Bringing your best every day, means:

A place to belong:

54 Reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications Close: 4pm, 15th July 2024.

Position Description: Child Development Specialist

For more information about this position, please contact Tricia Wake on 0438234173