This support worker position is with the Healthy Play Project at Gympie Community Place.

Healthy Play Project provides safe and welcoming spaces for parents and families to explore their young child’s development, behaviour, health and wellbeing, and general readiness for school. Healthy Play provides families with information, developmental and needs assessments, advocacy support, service and health referrals, and access to broader community services and support networks.

The primary purpose of the Support Worker position is to:

Connect with local families with children aged under 5, or home-schooled children, for the purpose of developmental screening and assessment

Support families to understand and meet the developmental needs of their children

Support health literacy and health service access for parents and caregivers

Support access into allied health services to support the identified needs of children

CONTACT US FOR THE FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT. Please call Gympie Community Place on 07-5482 1147 and we will email this document to you directly.

TO APPLY YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS and FOLLOW THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

Minimum Requirements - To be considered for the position you MUST have:

A degree or formal tertiary qualification of a relevant nature, OR a lesser formal qualification of a relevant nature to community service type work.

Demonstrated experience in client support work and/or in working with families and children in a support role.

A current Working with Children BLUE CARD is required

To apply for this position, you need to:

Ensure you meet the minimum requirements for applying

Contact us to get the full position description which includes the required selection criteria.

Provide us with your current resume ensuring it provides details of your qualifications, all relevant employment and work history, along with contact details for at least 2 current professional referees.

Ensure that you provide a written response to the selection criteria and tell us why you would be the best fit for the role. There is no word limit for this response.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 5pm Sunday 28th September

INTERVIEWS PLANNED: 8th October 2025