ParentsNext - Botany Outreach

Employment, Education & Training

Botany, 2019

ParentsNext is for parents who have a child under 6 years of age, have not had paid work in the last 6 months, and have been getting the Parenting Payment for the last 6 months. 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 may have to participate in ParentsNext if they have:
* received Parenting Payment for the last six months
* not had employment earnings during this period, and
* a child aged under six years.

Centrelink will contact parents who need to participate in ParentsNext and connect them to a local provider.

Parents who receive Parenting Payment and have a child under six years can volunteer for ParentsNext if they live in an Intensive Stream location.

Referral process

Through DHS (Centrelink) or self-referrals for voluntary participants