Early Years Practitioner - Aboriginal Identified role

🌱Early Years Practitioner (Aboriginal Identified) 🌱

📍 Location: Chirnside Park or Wangaratta (travel required between sites)
💼 Role type: Full-time, fixed term until June 2026
💰 Salary: SCHADS Level 5 | $100,783 - $105,349 + super + salary packaging

We are seeking a passionate Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Early Years Practitioner to provide specialist support to Family Services and Bringing Up Aboriginal Babies at Home (BUABAH) teams.

This is a unique opportunity to work directly with Aboriginal families and contribute to strengthening early years outcomes and cultural connection.

💡 About the Role

As an Aboriginal Early Years Practitioner, you will:
✨ Support Family Services and BUABAH staff on Aboriginal early years topics.
✨ Work directly with families to strengthen parenting skills and capacity.
✨ Promote child safety, stability, and wellbeing.
✨ Create opportunities for families to strengthen cultural connection.
✨ Collaborate across teams to embed culturally safe early years practices.

🙌 What We're Looking For

✔️ This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander designated role.
✔️ Qualification and experience in Early Childhood Development, Infant Mental Health, Nursing, Social Work or related field is ideal.
✔️ Experience working with Aboriginal children, families, and communities.
✔️ Strong understanding of culturally safe practice and early years frameworks.
✔️ Commitment to building family capacity and cultural connection.

🎁 What's on Offer

🌏 SCHADS Level 5: $100,783 - $105,349 + super
💳 Salary packaging benefits to maximise your income
📚 Professional development and cultural learning opportunities
✨ Full-time, fixed term role until June 2026
🚗 Flexible location: Chirnside Park or Wangaratta (travel between sites required)

🚀 Apply Now

If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander practitioner passionate about supporting Aboriginal children and families, we'd love to hear from you.

👉 Click Apply Now and we'll be in touch with next steps!

How to apply:

To apply, follow the link provided or apply on our website

For any queries regarding the position or application process, contact the Family Services Team on 03 9081 0562.

TRADEWIND AUSTRALIA IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.

We welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of the organisations we partner with, and the people they support. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability and lived experience to apply.

*Tradewind considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act (1991) and permitted as a 'special measure' under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and by articles 1(4) and 2(2) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.