Foster Care Family Contact Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Lifestyle Solutions Full time

**Foster Care Contact Coordinator**
- Full Time position with Hybrid working
- Statewide role - Sydney, Parkes or Broken Hill base
- Lead a team of Contact Workers

This role will be responsible for the leadership and service delivery of a contact worker team to ensure the requirements of the young people are met.

**The role**
- Actively lead a team of family contact to children, young people and families including providing supervision and support, and promoting a positive team culture
- Support teams to embed team-based ways of working and promoting the adoption of relevant practice frameworks
- Ensure practice meets the needs of children, young people and families, and the standards set by the Office of the Children’s Guardian and the Department of Communities and Justice
- Be responsible for the recruitment, rostering and management of the contact work team across NSW
- Conduct contract management and reviews, including reporting on performance of existing contracts and service level agreements

**About you**

As a Care Coordinator, you will have the following:

- Tertiary qualification in Community Services, Leadership and/or Management and equivalent experience
- Experience delivering therapeutic out of home care or family-based care models with young people
- Experience managing or leading Child and Family services, including delivering relevant programs across the Community Services sector such as residential accommodation services and family-based placements
- Experience providing reflecting practice in both group and individual settings
- Direct work with children and young people with complete support needs and disabilities

**We offer**
- Salary based on SCHADS 5.1 ($47.50 per hour)
- Salary packaging $15,900 general and $2,650 entertainment
- Paid training and opportunities for career development
- 24/7 crisis and incident response support
- Free confidential counselling support for employees and close family members

**About us**

We provide services to people with disability, young people and children in out-of-home care, their families and communities. We believe everyone is equal. You can learn more about us here.

**How to apply**

Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior appointment.



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