Manager – Child Protection & Sexual Assault (CPSA) Portfolio – NSW Health ECAV
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- Health Promotion
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- REQ564979 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
🌏 Statewide Impact – Lead critical programs that shape child protection and sexual assault response across NSW
🎓 Drive Workforce Excellence – Influence training, policy and clinical best practice across multiple sectors
💙 Champion Inclusion – Foster a culturally safe, trauma-informed and inclusive environment for diverse communities
Lead state-wide child protection and sexual assault training. Drive impact, shape policy, empower diverse communities. Apply now!
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $127,150 – $144,444 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Location: Cumberland Hospital, North Parramatta
Where you'll be working
The NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV) is a trusted statewide leader in workforce development, specialising in the prevention and response to violence, abuse and neglect. ECAV fosters a diverse, inclusive and culturally safe environment for all communities.
- Over 35 years' experience delivering expert training and community programs
- Leads NSW Health initiatives across sexual assault, child protection and family wellbeing
- Works with government and non-government sectors to strengthen workforce capacity
- Provides inclusive services supporting Aboriginal, refugee, LGBTQI+ and disability communities
- Delivers face to face and online training, supervision, policy consultation and resources
What you'll be doing
The Manager – Child Protection & Sexual Assault (CPSA) Portfolio leads critical workforce development programs supporting NSW Health and partner agencies in responding to child protection and sexual assault. This leadership role shapes practice, policy, and training across key service areas.
- Lead strategic, operational and workforce planning for the CPSA portfolio
- Oversee design and delivery of key training programs including SAS, CPCS and JCPRP
- Provide expert advice to NSW Health and interagency partners on clinical practice and policy
- Ensure culturally safe, trauma-informed, inclusive and high-quality service approaches
- Supervise staff and maintain best practice through quality assurance and stakeholder engagement
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences, and/or Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal Specialist Trauma Counselling (10634NAT), and Cert IV in Training & Education (or willingness to work towards this), and relevant experience in NSW Health Sexual Assault, Child Protection or Joint Child Protection Response Program (JCPRP) Health services or equivalent.
- Demonstrated knowledge of NSW Health service delivery in response to sexual assault and child protection, including understanding of the legislation, NSW Health and other government policies and legal issues surrounding (adult and child) sexual assault, child protection, problematic and harmful sexual behaviours (PHSB) and JCPRP matters.
- Experience developing and delivering effective workforce development training and activities, understanding of adult learning, curriculum development processes and demonstrated capacity to assess training and workforce needs through consultative processes with relevant stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and manage a team of people, aligned with NSW Health core values, promoting cultural safety, accessibility, inclusion, and understanding of de-colonising practice considerations for education, project management and service delivery.
- Demonstrated experience performing effective project management, operational, budgeting and financial management, strategic planning, risks and change management, policy development and continuous quality improvement.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written) skills, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution skills, including ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders, and the ability to prepare high level reports/ documents/briefs/contracts.
- Highly developed analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision making and organisational skills, and IT skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and demonstrated ability to learn new systems and/or platforms (eg. Office 365, HPE).
- A current driver's license valid in NSW and willingness to travel for work purposes.
Remote and flexible working options may be considered. Applicants from regional and rural NSW are also encouraged to apply.
Requisition ID: REQ564979
Applications Close: 25th May 2025
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Grishma Patel on 02 9840 3735 or grishma.patel@health.nsw.gov.au
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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