Please click here to access the Meli privacy policy which explains how we manage your personal information for the purposes of processing and considering your application for employment. The information submitted here will be stored and retained in the Scout Talent platform for use by Meli for recruitment purposes. If you have any queries please email recruitment@meli.org.au. 

1. Yes I agree to the privacy statement*

1. First name*
2. Last name*

1. E-mail*
2. Phone*

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1. Street*
2. Street Cont.
3. City, Town or Suburb*
4. Postcode or Zipcode*
5. Country*Please choose... AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA ALGERIA AMERICAN SAMOA ANDORRA ANGOLA ANGUILLA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA ARMENIA ARUBA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS BELARUS BELGIUM BELIZE BENIN BERMUDA BHUTAN BOLIVIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA BURKINA FASO BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CAPE VERDE CAYMAN ISLANDS CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COMOROS CONGO CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE COOK ISLANDS COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DJIBOUTI DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA ERITREA ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FAROE ISLANDS FIJI FINLAND FRANCE FRENCH GUIANA FRENCH POLYNESIA GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GIBRALTAR GREECE GREENLAND GRENADA GUADELOUPE GUAM GUATEMALA GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU GUYANA HAITI HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) HONDURAS HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KIRIBATI KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LATVIA LEBANON LESOTHO LIBERIA LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACAO MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAYSIA MALDIVES MALI MALTA MARSHALL ISLANDS MARTINIQUE MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MEXICO MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MONACO MONGOLIA MONTSERRAT MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NAURU NEPAL NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA NIUE NORFOLK ISLAND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALAU PANAMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES PITCAIRN POLAND PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO QATAR REUNION ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWANDA SAINT HELENA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES SAMOA SAN MARINO SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOLOMON ISLANDS SOMALIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA SUDAN SURINAME SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF THAILAND TOGO TOKELAU TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY TURKMENISTAN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TUVALU UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VANUATU VENEZUELA VIET NAM VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. WALLIS AND FUTUNA WESTERN SAHARA YEMEN ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL OTHER Unknown
6. State, Region or Province*Please choose...

1. LinkedIn URL

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1. Please select which statement below best describes your right to work in Australia*

   1. I am an Australian or New Zealand citizen
   2. I am not an Australian or New Zealand citizen but I do hold a valid work visa for Australia
   3. I do not hold a valid work visa for Australia
2. Have you worked for Meli or one of its founding agencies (Bethany Group or BCYF) previously? If yes, please provide details*
3. Our typical recruitment process includes an Online Application and a Phone Screen phone call followed by an In-person Interview. Do you need any adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process?*

4. Disclosure Questions

   
   
   It is an inherent requirement of the position you are applying for that you be a person suitable to work in child-connected work. Each of the following questions are relevant to Meli understanding and determining your likely ability to carry out the inherent requirements of the advertised position. You must answer each question.
   
   Have you ever had any disciplinary action taken against you by an employer (e.g. received a warning or had your employment terminated) in relation to any inappropriate or unprofessional conduct?*

   1. Yes
   2. No
5. If yes, please provide details:
6. Have you ever been the subject of an allegation of inappropriate or unprofessional conduct which has been substantiated by an employer or other body?*

   1. Yes
   2. No
7. If yes, please provide details:
8. Do you consent to the prospective employer contacting the appropriate person at any or all of your current or former employers (including any retired person who at the relevant time may have been employed by a former employer) to confirm the accuracy of your answers in questions 1–3 above and to ask about your suitability to work with children? (If No, this will be discussed further if you are offered an interview.)*

   1. Yes
   2. No
9. Is there any reason why you would not be able to undertake the inherent requirements of the position? (If No, this will be discussed further if you are offered an interview.)*

   1. Yes
   2. No

10. Key Selection Criteria

    
    
    The following prompts are the Key Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description. Please answer each prompt to the best of your ability.
    
    Do you have a tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, or a related discipline? Can you also describe your experience in a similar role?*
11. Can you share your experience in working with vulnerable children, particularly those who have lived through abuse or neglect, and explain how you have addressed their developmental and therapeutic needs?*
12. How have you demonstrated well-developed verbal and written communication skills, particularly in preparing detailed, logical, and concise reports, case notes, or court documentation?*
13. Can you provide examples of your experience in maintaining client records and using agency databases?*
14. What is your understanding of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, and how have you applied its provisions, including those related to information sharing and child protection frameworks, in your work?*