ParentsNext - Bankstown South West

Employment, Education & Training

Bankstown, 2200

ParentsNext is for parents who have a child aged 9months to 6 years of age, have not had paid work in the last 6 months, and have been getting the Parenting Payment for the 2 - 4 Years. ParentsNext helps parents of young children to prepare to return to work or training once their youngest child goes to school. We help parents to set their education- and employment-related goals, and develop a pathway to achieving their goals while also helping them link with services and activities in their local community.

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ParentsNext aims to help you develop:

Confidence to apply for and sustain long term employment
Confidence to complete education and employment courses
Improved financial awareness and budgeting
Supportive and meaningful relationships with family and friends
Improved quality of life through accessing clinical mental health and counselling services
Confidence to independently access services, activities and community opportunities
Improved strategies to find work life balance.

Eligibility criteria

Parents must participate in ParentsNext if they:
* have been receiving Parenting Payment continuously and not engaged in work in the last six months
* have a youngest child who is at least nine months and under six years of age
* are under 55 years of age; and
* are under 22 years of age and have not completed the final year of school or
*are 22 years of age or over; have not completed the final year of school; and have been receiving income support continuously for more than two years or
*have completed their final year of school and been receiving income support continuously for more than four years.

Any Parenting Payment recipient with a child under six can volunteer to participate in ParentsNext.

Referral process

Through Services Australia or self-referrals for voluntary participants