Work Type: Casual
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 14765
The Hospital:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
Family Healthcare Support Worker
Location: City of Merri-bek
About the RCH’s Family Healthcare Support Team
The Family Healthcare Support team is an evolving service working with the Complex Care Hub to coordinate the out-of-hospital support for eligible families. The team provide support to children with complex medical needs in their home environment or other appropriate settings. Care is delivered independently, often in the absence of parents in line with the child's specific care plan. This care plan is developed in collaboration with the family, their medical specialists, and other members of the RCH team.
What You’ll Do
As a successful Family Healthcare Support Worker you will:
The Impact You’ll Make
Not only will you be joining the RCH’s heart-warming community, but you will also directly contribute to our vision through:
What You’ll Bring to the Team
As well as a keen attitude to learn you will have:
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
What You’ll Get in Return
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 1 June 2026