Child Wellbeing Co-ordinator - Site Negotiable within Southern NSW Local Health District
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- Community Clinician
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- REQ600847 Requisition #
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- 16 hours ago Post Date
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time - 30 August 2025 to 15 November 2025
Location: Site Negotiable within SNSWLHD
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 5
Remuneration: $65.90 - $57.50 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ600847
Applications Close: 6 September 2025
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We Are Southern
At Southern NSW Local Health District, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce.
What we offer
- Flexible work arrangements
- Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 12% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading
To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Regional NSW click here The Welcome Experience. and register your details via The Welcome Experience registration.
What you'll be doing
The SNSWLHD Child Wellbeing Coordinator leads, develops and manages the improvement of systems to support LHD services in fulfilling their responsibilities to recognise and respond to child safety, welfare and wellbeing concerns, including responsibilities around sharing information within and outside the LHD.
This role has a high level clinical focus and also includes education and systems improvement responsibilities. The SNSWLHD Child Wellbeing Coordinator assists in the development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programs for LHD staff that build capacity of staff to respond to the needs of vulnerable children and their families in the context of the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people. This role is one of the lead Child Protection educators in the LHD.
Selection Criteria
- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Psychologist OR relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work or counselling with eligibility to the respective Australian professional association.
- Demonstrated high level understanding and post-graduate clinical experience of the inter-related dynamics and effects of domestic violence, sexual assault and child protection and best practice models for clients who have experienced trauma.
- Extensive experience in providing specialist consultation to staff in the area of trauma informed service delivery settings and specialist knowledge and understanding of child protection and wellbeing principles and practices, and of relevant legislation and NSW Health policy, procedures and guidelines.
- Experience in the development, planning, implementing, delivering and evaluating training programs. This includes a commitment to quality improvement and leading the implementation of evidence based practice and trauma focused service delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in and commitment to service development, quality improvement and leading the implementation of evidence based practice.
- Extensive knowledge, clinical proficiency and ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, taking leadership in decision making. This includes performing complex and critical clinical work with a high level of professional knowledge and substantial professional judgement.
- A demonstrated ability to build partnerships with key stakeholders to optimise Health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted driver’s licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: Stepping up
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category A position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Gemma Evans on 02 6150 7857 or email Gemma.Evans@health.nsw.gov.au
