What is Connected Beginnings?
Connected Beginnings is an initiative to support the integration and strengthening of services for early childhood, maternal and child health, and family support to assist in school readiness and educational outcomes in Indigenous children. As the backbone organization, Connected Beginnings employees will drive this initiative to the specific needs of the Katherine region.
Brief Summary of role:
To support the implementation of the Connected Beginnings initiative. This includes, promote and connect families and children (birth to 5 years) to a range of local services including health, family support and early childhood educational programs to meet the needs of the individual child and the family. Support the transition of vulnerable children to play group/preschool/school programs. Establish and maintain close working relationships and networks with local service agencies.
Support the development and delivery of an integrated service model and appropriate early learning and family support resources in consultation with vulnerable families and community agencies which meet the needs of families and enhance early literacy and numeracy and school readiness.
Renumeration Package:
The successful applicant should posses the following attributes, skills and competencies;
• Tertiary qualifications and/or significant experience in education, community development, communications, change management, social services, health, business, or related area, and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
• An ability to communicate effectively and appropriately
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective networks and collaborative partnerships
• A comprehensive understanding of cultural sensitivities and needs in planning integrated service delivery.
• A well-developed understanding of client service, including the need for confidentiality with an ability for innovation and creative problem solving.
• Sound knowledge of IT and computer software
• Necessary licences including current Criminal History Check, NT Drivers Licence and Ochre Card.
This is an Indigenous and/or Torres Strait Islander identified position
All applications are to include an up-to-date Resume and a Cover Letter addressing your suitability for the role and apply via our Kalano’s Careers page before the closing date to be accepted.
s can be obtained from Human Resources.
Phone 08 89722588 | Email hr@kalano.org.au
Applications Close: Tuesday, 19th May 2026
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
