SC1 This role is perfect for someone with lived experience, someone who gets what it is like navigating local services and supports and has a good understanding of community.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate with local community
SC4 Possess the lived experience and knowledge relevant to the position.
Role Description
About the role:
The Welcomer will be employed by Mildura Primary School for up to 22.8 hours a week
The Welcomer will be based, most of the time at the Red Cliffs Early Years Hub.
The Welcomer will be a valuable member of the Connected Beginnings Team and report directly to the Director of CB Mildura
The Welcomer will need to hold a valid Victorian Working With Children Check and a Police Check.
There will be opportunities for professional development, including first aid training and other relevant learning offered through the CB team.
3 Days per week, days to be negotiated with the successful applicant
The role of Welcomer Red Cliffs Early Years Hub is a community-facing position, focused on building trust, welcoming families, and creating a supportive, inclusive environment at the Red Cliffs Early Years Hub.
This role is a friendly first point of contact for families and individuals visiting the Hub, helping families feel welcome, informed and connected to what¿s on at the Hub. This role is designed to foster community engagement by greeting and connecting families to the Hub, facilitating outreach activities, and ensuring that families feel comfortable and supported. It involves creating a comfortable, stress-free space for families to engage with the Hub¿s activities and services, acting as a familiar and approachable face.
Connected Beginnings Mildura is a Commonwealth-funded initiative designed to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, aged zero to school age, through a collective impact approach. We work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Mildura LGA, drawing upon the strengths and knowledge of these communities to create positive outcomes for children and families. Our primary aim is to increase engagement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families with health services and early childhood education and care.
Connected Beginnings Mildura works with local community to improve the lives of children through trust, respect and putting children first so that all children are loved and safe and feel it. Our work is deeply rooted in community engagement, and we prioritise ensuring that all community members have a voice in the programs we deliver. We strive to achieve that everyone is treated equally and with respect ensuring Cultural Safety and Cultural Practice are in every aspect of local organisations service delivery.
The Welcomer will play an important role in active outreach activities, planning events and activities, and can be a part of additional CB Mildura outreach activities to help enhance the Red Cliffs Early Years Hub connections and to keep building that familiar face. The Welcomer¿s involvement will help ensure that families are connected to both the Red Cliffs Early Years Hub and the broader community. The Welcomer¿s presence in these groups/activities will help maintain a familiar face, ensuring families feel continually supported and integrated into the Hub and its outreach efforts.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse backgrounds with connection the Red Cliffs community to apply.
For more information contact: Christine Cottell, 0421 179 759 or [email protected]
Key Responsibilities:
The Welcomer will:
Greet families, help them feel at home in the Red Cliffs Early Years Hub, and make sure they know about the activities and programs available and how families can get involved.
Be part of the Hub Leadership Group, working together to support the group in conjunction with the Hub and Hands Up Mallee
Support local family engagement with the Hub and other local services
Work together with Red Cliffs families, Hands Up Mallee and local services to plan and run outreach activities and events in Red Cliffs which help to create awareness of the Hub and encourage new families to connect with the Hub
Build strong relationships with local services that operate from the Hub, like Maternal and Child Health, the Kinder and the Toy Library to support local families and create connections with the Hub
Help connect families with other outreach groups, such as Toy Library, Maternal Child Health, Local kindergarten's and strengthen links for Red Cliffs with broader CB Mildura programs.
Work closely with the Connected Beginnings Team, Hands Up Mallee, the Leadership Group and other services to promote events happening at the Red Cliffs Hub and around Red Cliffs.
Participating in regular CB team catch-ups and other activities to stay connected and supported.
The Welcomer may also take part in community events and other CB Mildura activities as needed.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
Mildura Primary School No. 2915 is one of four large primary schools in the Mildura Rural City Council local government area. The school currently serves a student enrolment of about 355.
We are extremely proud of our schools 132 year tradition of educating children from the Mildura community. Our wonderfully multicultural town with it¿s deep cultural diversity is reflected in the enrolment at MPS, pair this with a genuine focus on student learning needs and a high expectations culture for all students and the success we are having at our school is immense.
Mildura Primary School has a firm focus on student outcomes and is committed to preparing students for further education and life. The school provides a quality teaching program catering for the needs of the individual and has specialist teaching in Humanities, Performing Arts, Barkindji , STEM and Visual Arts. We provide many programs to cater for the children and the local community. This environment is very adaptable with a gymnasium, Visual Art and Performance spaces.
We take great pride at Mildura Primary in the way our school looks and presents itself to the local community and our school is extremely fortunate to have access to substantial Mildura Rural City Council community facilities adjacent to the school. These include a library, indoor and outdoor pools and ovals. Regular use is made of these facilities throughout the year.
The school provides outstanding experiences for each student. Our catch cry of `Kids First @ Mildura Primary dictates what we do, think and act when educating our students. A `High Expectations¿ environment caters for the individualised learning of every student.
