Permanency Support Program

Liverpool, Australia

Reference: 6695612

**Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people?**

**Are you detail-oriented with a strong ethos for maintaining high-quality standards and compliance?**

**Then this role maybe for you**

A rare & exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality and Compliance Coordinator to join Anglicare's Permanency Support Program (PSP) portfolio. We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented person to lead quality assurance and compliance operations across Anglicare's PSP portfolio ensuring that our organisation meets the highest standards of care and compliance in line with Practice Standards. The PSP portfolio includes Foster care/Kinship Care, Permanency Support, Intensive Therapeutic Care and Carer Recruitment & Support.

**About the Role**:
Working within Anglicare's PSP portfolio, the PSP Quality and Compliance Coordinator plays a pivotal role in overseeing quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives that guarantee the delivery of safe, connected, and person-centred services to our children and carers. The role will be responsible for ensuring that the PSP portfolio has the capacity to meet and maintain the necessary legislative, compliance, and accreditation standards for NSW and ACT. This role can be based at any of the sites, Liverpool, Wagga Wagga, Albury, or South Coast.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Implementation of a robust PSP portfolio-wide and service-specific work program for policy, procedure, and practice guide reviews, including embedding a collaborative approach to development, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Drive policy development and continuous improvement initiatives, in collaboration with the PSP Principal Officer and Senior Management, that uphold the Sanctuary commitments and embed child safety and cultural safety across the PSP portfolio.
- Provide leadership and direction to direct reports and ensure staff are supervised and supported in the performance of their roles in accordance with the Organisation's Sanctuary model, Anglicare's Values, and Anglicare's Code of Conduct, policy, procedures, and systems.
- Lead the ongoing planning, coordination, and implementation of strategies for current and future Office of Children Guardian PSP service accreditation.
- Work in partnership with managers and coordinators to support the implementation of practice improvement strategies.

**About You**:
The most important attribute that you can bring to this role is your passion for ensuring the highest standards of quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

**You will be required to have**:

- A bachelor's degree in social work, Community Services, or a related discipline.
- Experience in a quality assurance and/or compliance role.
- A deep understanding of NSW & ACT Legislations and Standards about children and young persons in Out-of-Home Care and Foster and Kinship carer authorisation processes.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

**We offer**:

- Salary ranges from $97,377 to $101,784 annually, plus 11.5% superannuation.
- Generous salary packaging under Anglicare's PBI status
- Friendly, supportive team environment
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for growth through mentoring, training, and professional development.
- Other benefits, including additional personal and paid parental leave.

If you are a passionate and caring person who is prepared to embrace our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, and Inclusion in your day-to-day work life, with a great work ethic and a desire to make a real difference in children's and young people's lives, then we want to hear from you.

**For all enquiries, please contact Andrew Bromley at 02 9612 3900 during business hours.**

Applicants may be required to undertake _the psychometric profiling instrument and must obtain a Working With Children clearance through the Office of the Children's Guardian (NSW) and undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to an offer of employment._

Applications Close: 09 Dec 2024