Northcott's Coffs Harbour team is offering a full-time temporary position until 30 June 2025, with the possibility of an extension. Benefits include five weeks of leave, a discounted gym membership, health insurance, and salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.

• Flexible working conditions to support work/life balance - flexible working hours between 7:30 am – 5:30 pm and up to 3 WFH days for full-time.
• Join a dedicated and inclusive team with a supportive work environment.
• Access to supervision and professional development.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

Northcott is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage individuals with invisible disabilities to apply and are ready to make the necessary adjustments to support your application and employment experience. Reach out to our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team at [email protected] for assistance or to discuss your individual needs.

Who are we?

Northcott is an Early Childhood partner contracted to deliver the NDIS Early Childhood Approach (ECA) service to local communities in Northern NSW, Mid North Coast, Hunter New England, Northern Sydney, and Western Sydney. The EC approach supports children aged 0-9 with developmental concerns/delays and/or disability.

Key Responsibilities of the role:

As an Early Childhood Coordinator, you will support families who have concerns about their child’s development; you will do this by:

• Using your knowledge of 0-9 years of developmental millstones, completing observations and using information from screening tools and/or assessments to understand the impact of the delay or disability
• Identifying and explaining the most appropriate pathway of support, whether this be access to early support or support with applying for the NDIS
• Supporting families to connect with local mainstream and community services such as community or child health services, playgroups, childcare, parent support groups, education options and recreation
• Working with the family to identify their goals and priorities for their child
• Supporting the family with implementing their child’s NDIS plan and finding service providers that meet the needs of the child and family

Visit the link below to see how you can make a difference:

https://northcott.com.au/services/ndis-early-childhood-approach/

Have a look at some of our team talking about their roles at Northcott:

https://www.youtube.com/@NorthcottSociety/videos

The skills and experience we are looking for include:

• Minimum Diploma tertiary qualification in Early Childhood Education or Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Allied Health or other relevant professional field.
• Understanding the importance of implementing a tailored and personalised approach to children and their families in delivering the early childhood approach - one size does not fit all.
• Moderate report writing and IT skills, including database management, as you will write reports and provide details to the NDIA on a child’s developmental and functional abilities, so proficient computer use is essential.
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Experience providing support to families using a family-focused and strengths-based approach
• Demonstrated experience supporting and implementing evidence-based early childhood intervention strategies with families using a capacity-building approach
• Experience working in collaboration with mainstream and community stakeholders for the best outcomes for children and families

Other requirements include:

• Current Driver's Licence - P1 minimum
• Valid Working with Children’s Check Clearance - mandatory
• Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDIS WC) or willingness to obtain – mandatory
• Working Rights in Australia
• Successful pre-employment police check

Northcott Culture

• Induction Training Program—We have a tailored training program to help you understand how we meet targets and achieve the highest standards.
• Supportive and experienced Team Leaders & Managers – we want to see you succeed!
• Diverse and Inclusive—Our teams are multi-cultural, and we embrace different cultures and opinions.

Benefits we offer

• A diverse group of people in a great team environment who share knowledge, pursue growth and a desire for excellence.
• Salary packaging, Perkbox, health and wellbeing benefits and more
• Great leave entitlements & flexible working environment.

The role will be based out of our Coffs Harbour office and cover the local region as it involves some travel to meet the child and families/carers in their community and home environment.

To apply, please send an updated resume and a brief cover letter outlining the skills and experience relevant to the role's requirements.

Northcott will review candidates throughout the recruitment process, likely before the close date and you will be advised of an outcome. For general enquiries about the role you are applying for, please email [email protected] .

Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Northcott actively promotes diversity and inclusion in the recruitment process and throughout employment. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected and supported to progress. Northcott welcomes applications from and ensures no one is disadvantaged on the basis of their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, culture, LGBTIQ+ identity, disability, gender, age, religion or caring responsibilities. If you require an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, if you have a preferred contact method or require any information provided in an alternative format, please contact Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at [email protected] .