Early Development Planning and Mentorship Specialist PT

Early Development Planning and Mentorship

Are you passionate about early development, helping kids meet their full potential and supporting families to help everyone thrive? Spring Forward is excited to share this innovative new position with our company. We seek a passionate and driven professional to join our growing team as an Early Development Planning and Mentorship Specialist !

Who is Spring Forward?

Spring Forward is a holistic early development centre that is focused on supporting and empowering children and families through early childhood. In Australia, 1 in 5 children who commence kindergarten are developmentally vulnerable, and 1 in 10 parents lack confidence in their skills and ability in their role as their child’s first teacher, which is confronting, right? It was statistics just like this that brought Spring Forward to life and motivated us to pioneer positive, lasting change in the world of early learning and development. At Spring Forward we have hand-picked a team of professionals with skills and expertise across a wide variety of professions, from allied health to education, who all work collaboratively to provide play-based early development services and comprehensive parent education and support.

About the role :

You may be wondering, “I’ve never heard of an Early Development Planning and Mentorship Specialist; what is it?” so allow us to explain...

As an Early Development Planning and Mentorship Specialist you will be responsible for conducting preliminary assessments, presenting your observations and findings to a multidisciplinary team of professionals, and working cooperatively to develop a plan that will support the child to meet early development goals based on the developmental snapshot you captured in your initial assessment. You will then play an integral role in the plan’s implementation through leading both 1 : 1 and group-based sessions.

Core duties and responsibilities :

• Run preliminary assessments
• Write Thrive reports
• Assist in the early stages of program development.
• Monitor and promote engagement in early development programs
• Set up Theratrak home programs
• Develop online do it at home programs and courses
• Assist with responses to subscription platform questions
• Complete 1 : 1 and group sessions working towards family goals, aligning with thrive plans
• Facilitate early development playgroups
• Contribute to content creation and promote engagement across social platforms.

Qualifications and Requirements :

We’re looking for a specific kind of person at Spring Forward—someone who will continue to champion our mission and strive towards our vision hand in hand with our existing team. Being a Spring Forwardian isn’t for everyone, and that’s ok! But it could be for you if :

The successful applicant will receive comprehensive onboarding and on the job training and ongoing support, including external training in standardised testing.

Commencing an employment journey with Spring Forward shows your investment in us and our mission and in turn we invest in you right back, it’s important to us that our relationship with our team is reciprocal. Aside from the intrinsic satisfaction you will gain from making a positive impact in the lives of children and families as you set them up for future success, you will also benefit from :

And that is truly just the beginning. If this position has piqued your interest, you think that you could be the perfect fit and are ready to take the next step in your career you are encouraged to submit your application ASAP!

We look forward to hearing from you.

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