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Current Vacancies
Registered Nurses
- Join our team as we prepare to reopen Very Special Kids House
- Grow your nursing career in Paediatric and Palliative Care Nursing
- Work in Victoria’s only children’s hospice
- Multiple full and part time positions available (minimum 0.4 EFT)
Be more than a nurse at Very Special Kids – be you!
Are you looking to refresh in 2023? To step away from the frontline post the COVID-19 Pandemic? Ready for a work-life reset?
We currently have a number of exciting opportunities for full and part time Registered Nurses to join our team. If you are passionate about caring for children and are seeking more purpose, fulfilment, and connection in your everyday work – Very Special Kids might be your perfect fit?
At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children and families. As part of our diverse, expert team you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact in the lives of children and their families.
The role will be located at our purpose built Very Special Kids House, located in Malvern which will open to our children in early 2023. Our new state-of-the-art hospice (including hydrotherapy pool) will be a world class facility to support the complex needs of the children and young people in our care. You will enjoy one of Melbourne’s most unique purpose-built workplaces, while you work side by side with our favourite team member – Jaffa our Therapy Dog.
About Very Special Kids:
At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 950 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-limiting condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite and end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.
Working in our hospice, the Registered Nurse is responsible for:
- Ensuring all clinical nursing practice and delivery of care of the shift is consistent with Very Special Kids and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Standards, NSQHS Standards and accepts responsibility for professional activities that support service delivery and the professional development of self and others.
- Providing comprehensive, safe, evidence-based practice to facilitate optimal care; performing self-assessment of scope of practice and competence related to assigned responsibilities.
- Provision of high-quality care to the children and families accessing Very Special Kids House is demonstrated.
- Works effectively as a hands-on part of a skilled, creative, professional, and compassionate team.
Our preference is that you will be a Registered Nurse with at least 2 + years post-graduation Registered Nursing experience, however if you have less experience but have a passion for providing holistic, family centred care we welcome your application.
Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located to shops, parking and transport in Malvern, salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and targeted individual development plans.
At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description below.
Click here for position description.
When applying, please include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria and an updated copy of your resume to jobs@vsk.org.au. We will review applications as they are received.
Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check, Police Record Checks and evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19.
Payroll officer
- Join our team as we prepare to reopen Very Special Kids House
- Permanent part time vacancy (three days per fortnight)
- $44.76 per hour, plus NFP salary packaging and super
At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children and families. As part of our diverse, expert team you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; hybrid working models and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact in the lives of children and their families.
Very Special Kids house and head office is located at our Malvern site, and we have fantastic opportunity for a Payroll Officer to join our team. Our new state-of-the-art hospice (including hydrotherapy pool) due to open mid-year will be a world class facility to support the complex needs of the children and young people in our care.
About Very Special Kids:
At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 950 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-limiting condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite and end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.
The payroll officer is responsible for:
- Ensuring timely and accurate processing of end-to-end payroll on a fortnightly cycle
- Responding and liaising with employees regarding wage and salary queries in a timely manner
- Ensuring our payroll system is appropriately updated with relevant wage rates and allowances in line with relevant awards and enterprise agreements.
- Maintaining payroll records for existing employees as well as new starters and terminations, including tax calculations
- Preparing payroll reporting as well as other ad hoc reports as required.
This is an autonomous role, supported by our General Manager Business & Finance and working closely with our General Manager People & Culture and managers across the business. Working hours are flexible for the right candidate in considering our payroll cycle you would need to be available Monday and Tuesday each fortnight for payroll processing and reporting.
Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located to shops, parking and transport in Malvern, salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and targeted individual development plans.
At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description below.
Click here for position description.
Applications are open until Monday 12 June. Please include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria and an updated copy of your resume to jobs@vsk.org.au. We will review applications as they are received.
Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check, Police Record Checks and evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19.
Family support practitioner
- Join our team as we prepare to reopen Very Special Kids House
- Multiple roles available to suit your availability
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available
- $48.53 per hour, plus NFP salary packaging
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a number of Family Support Practitioners to join our team. If you are passionate about caring for children and are seeking more purpose, fulfilment, and connection in your everyday work – Very Special Kids might be your perfect fit?
At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children and families. As part of our diverse, expert team you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; hybrid working models and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact in the lives of children and their families.
Very Special Kids House and head office is located at our Malvern site. Our new state-of-the-art hospice (including hydrotherapy pool) will be a world class facility to support the complex needs of the children and young people in our care. Our current vacancies will provide support for families in the Gippsland, Outer Eastern Suburbs and Peninsula regions as well as support for families throughout other parts of inner and outer metro Melbourne. Our services are delivered in person, over the phone and or through telehealth outreach.
About Very Special Kids:
At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 950 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-limiting condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite and end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.
The successful applicants will have:
- Tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology, or equivalent.
- Direct significant experience working with children and families in grief and bereavement, family services, or the general health field required.
- Demonstrated ability to provide trauma informed therapeutic intervention, including formal counselling and emotional support to one or more family members, including children and young people.
- Demonstrated understanding and application of counselling theoretical frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake psychosocial assessment and develop, implement, and review level of support required to meet the changing needs of families.
- A genuine interest and commitment to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ, refugee and culturally diverse families and communities, and other higher risk cohorts.
- Proven program implementation skills including service planning, evaluation and impact, and quality improvement activities.
- Flexibility to work independently and part of a larger team of practitioners.
- Bilingual will be highly regarded.
- A commitment to the purpose, values, and philosophy of Very Special Kids.
- A commitment to upholding the Victorian Child Safe standards.
- Current driver’s licence and willingness to travel.
Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located to shops, parking and transport in Malvern, salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and targeted individual development plans.
At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description below.
Click here for position description.
Applications are open until Wednesday 7 June. Please include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria and an updated copy of your resume to jobs@vsk.org.au. We will review applications as they are received.
Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check, Police Record Checks and evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19.
Intake and Assessment Coordinator
- Join our team as we prepare to reopen Very Special Kids House
- Work in Victoria’s only children’s hospice
- Full time vacancy – 12 month parental leave replacement
- Registered Nurse Grade 4A – $94,630 per annum
Be more than a nurse at Very Special Kids – be you!
At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children and families. As part of our diverse, expert team you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact in the lives of children and their families.
The role will be located at our purpose built Very Special Kids House, located in Malvern which will open to our children in mid-year 2023. Our new state-of-the-art hospice (including hydrotherapy pool) will be a world class facility to support the complex needs of the children and young people in our care. Once completed, you will enjoy one of Melbourne’s most unique purpose-built workplaces, while you work side by side with our favourite team member – Jaffa our Therapy Dog.
About Very Special Kids:
At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 950 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-limiting condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite and end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.
Working in our hospice, the Intake and Assessment Coordinator is responsible for:
- Receiving and assessing and triaging of all external referrals to Very Special Kids through a robust intake process.
- Liaising and network working with external referrers in creating an understanding of our services and processes.
- Coordinator a regular review cycle leading medical eligibility reviews for all registered Very Special Kids, children and young people.
- Partnering with the Family Support team, to complete assessments with newly registered families and coordinate the bookings for all families accessing respite care at the Sister Margaret Noone Hospice at Very Special Kids House.
Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located to shops, parking and transport in Malvern, salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and targeted individual development plans.
At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description below.
Click here for position description.
Applications are open until Sunday 25 June. Please include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria and an updated copy of your resume to jobs@vsk.org.au. We will review applications as they are received.
Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check, Police Record Checks and evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19.
Personal Care Workers
- Join our team as we prepare to reopen Very Special Kids House
- Full and part time positions available
- Work in Victoria’s only children’s hospice
Are you looking to refresh in 2023? To step away from the frontline post the COVID-19 Pandemic? Ready for a work-life reset?
We currently have multiple positions available for full and part time Personal Care Workers to join our team. If you are passionate about caring for children and are seeking more purpose, fulfilment, and connection in your everyday work – Very Special Kids might be your perfect fit?
At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children and families. As part of our diverse, expert team you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact in the lives of children and their families.
The role will be located at our purpose built Very Special Kids House, located in Malvern which will open to our children in early 2023. Our new state-of-the-art hospice (including hydro-therapy pool) will be a world class facility to support the complex needs of the children and young people in our care. Once completed, you will enjoy one of Melbourne’s most unique purpose-built workplaces, while you work side by side with our favourite team member – Jaffa our Therapy Dog.
About Very Special Kids:
At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 950 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-limiting condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite or end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.
Working in the Sister Margaret Noone Hospice, Personal Care Workers are responsible for:
- The delivery of individualised, high quality holistic care to children and young people and their families accessing Very Special Kids
- Working effectively as part of a skilled, creative, professional, and compassionate team.
- Participate in the coordination of play, therapies and activities for the children and young people at Very Special Kids
- Assist and support the Allied Health and Nursing team in the delivery of programmes and care.
Our preference is that you will have at least 12 months previous experience working with children within the disability, complex care, palliative care sector and a Cert III in Disability or similar qualification. If you have less experience but have a passion for providing holistic, family centred care we welcome your application.
Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located to shops, parking and transport in Malvern, salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and targeted individual development plans. Note, the role will be based at Monash Children’s Hospital during the rebuild of the Hospice due to be completed early 2023.
At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description below.
Click here for position description.
When applying, please include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria and an updated copy of your resume to jobs@vsk.org.au. We will review applications as they are received.
Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check, Police Record Checks and evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19.