Current vacancies

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Current vacancies

People wishing to be considered for vacancies are required to complete the attached Application for Employment form and email, together with an up to date CV, to the relevant area listed for each job description.

Quality Projects Officer - Disability Services

Part time (0.6), 12 Months fixed term
Located at OzChild Mornington
Generous salary packaging offered

OzChild Disability Services are seeking a Quality and Projects officer to ensure appropriate supports are in place for OzChild to comply with Quality Assurance requirements associated with service delivery in the Disability Program and to assist in implementing continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Applications close COB 9 August 2010

Social Workers - Home Based / Foster Care

Full time
Dandenong and Frankston locations
Generous salary packaging conditions.

OzChild Home-Based Care is the major provider of foster care in the Southern Metropolitan region and is one of the largest home based care programs in Victoria, providing around 178 placements on any one day.
The goal of Home Based Care (Foster Care) is to provide temporary or longer term care for children and young people in a safe and nurturing home, during a time when they cannot live with their family.

Applications close COB 5 August 2010

Case Managers- Disability Services

Mornington location
Fantastic employment conditions
Generous salary packaging arrangements

OzChild's Disability Services programs provide respite placements as well as temporary and long term out of home care for children with a range of disabilities with carers in a safe and nurturing home when they cannot live with their family.

All services provide an opportunity for the child or young person to develop to their full potential whilst supporting their family.

Applications close COB 6 August 2010

Psychologists and Speech Pathologists

Our Education Services program has an ongoing requirement for Psychologists and Speech Pathologists to work in schools. Resumes are held on file at our Head Office. Please email your resume to our Recruitment and Placement Coordinator, Education Support Services at Head Office or contact 03 9695 2200 for up to date information on these roles.

Does OzChild offer student placements?

OzChild does accept limited student placements in the social work field. Placements however, are predominantly arranged through existing partnerships with universities and tertiary institutions.
Please discuss suitable placement options with the appropriate contact at your tertiary institution before submitting a placement enquiry.

If accepting placements, OzChild has the following Key Criteria for student placements:

Students must be studying a Social Work or similar degree and be in their final year of study.
For students completing Certificate 3 and Certificate 4 of Community Development (or similar) opportunities may be available for placement within our volunteer program. Students are matched with a family or child for 2 hours per fortnight but are required to commit to a 12 month period within our Family Services Program.
(Please note, the volunteer program does not provide the depth of experience or the time component required for students undertaking Diploma or Advanced Diploma qualifications)
Each program area will have more specific criteria based on program requirements, so please enquire with the program.

Locations
Placements are offered at the following service sites:

Disability Services: Mornington
Family Services: Frankston and Dandenong
Foster care/Home Based Care: Frankston and Dandenong

Convenience of travel for students under their own arrangements, to and from these sites should be taken into consideration when seeking a placement.

Where to next
To proceed with an enquiry about a possible placement, go to the "Contact Us" link on the website and choose the relevant program area of interest from the drop down box. Your enquiry will be sent to that program and you will be contacted as soon as possible

Equal opportunity employer

OzChild upholds the principle of equal opportunity that ensures all staff and potential members of staff are treated fairly, based on merits and equity.

The merit principle underpins all our recruitment practices, which means choosing the best person for the job based on an objective assessment of their skills, qualifications and work experience relevant to the job requirements and to OzChild's organisational culture.

We believe being an equal opportunity employer provides a wider pool of applicants and thus a better chance of us employing the right person for the job.