Children's Support Officer

**Term Contract, full-time position for up to 5 months**:

- **Access to 9 day fortnight Accrued Day Off (ADO) arrangement**

Cumberland City Council is located within the fast-growing Central City District and is on the doorstep of two of Greater Sydney’s new cities, between the Greater Parramatta and Olympic Park (GPOP) area and the new Western Parkland City. The Central City District is benefiting from unprecedented city-scale infrastructure investments, making this an exciting time to join Cumberland.

Located 20km west of Sydney on Dharug country, with a population of 240,000 residents, Cumberland is the fourth most populous LGA in Greater Sydney. Cumberland boasts one of the most diverse communities in Australia, with people from many different backgrounds and cultures living alongside one another.

Our people are focused on driving community outcomes, programs and services to innovate, inspire and deliver change for the community we represent.

Cumberland City Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. Council has worked hard to fulfil its community’s vision for Cumberland as a place where anyone can feel **_welcome_**, **_belong_**_ _and **_succeed_**.

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**:
Reporting directly to the Children's Coordinator this position is responsible for implementing children’s programs, projects and delivering child protection initiatives and will be held accountable for the successful delivery of key strategies, projects and programs across the following functions:

- Contributing to the delivery and evaluation of the Cumberland Children and Families Strategy
- Child protection: organisational and community strategies including children’s participation
- Children’s programs, projects and initiatives
- Sector intervention in the children and families sector.

The successful applicant will require:

- Tertiary qualifications in education, community services, social science or a related field
- Valid Working with Children Check Clearance Number
- Demonstrated skills and experience in working with children and families from a broad range of backgrounds including culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- Demonstrated skills in facilitating the involvement of children in the planning, delivery and evaluation of programs and activities
- Demonstrated project management skills, including sound knowledge and experience in planning, implementation and evaluation of project, programs and initiatives, and managing a diverse range of tasks with competing priorities and changing deadlines
- Demonstrated understanding of child protection, including issues and legislation, risk management, responding to incidents and disclosures
- Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal skills, including ability to develop and maintain effective relationships, develop reports, formal correspondence, promotional material and presentations
- Exceptional communication (written and oral) skills, including high level presentation skills and experience in report writing
- High level administrative and organisational skills, including attention to detail, ability to maintain accurate records and advanced skills in Microsoft Office
- Current Class C Driver’s licence
- Current First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis Certificate (or willing to obtain).

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**Position information**: This is a term contract, full-time position for up to 5 months, working a 70 hour fortnight, with access to Council's 9 day fortnight Accrued Day Off (ADO) arrangement.

This position will be located at the Merrylands service centre and may be required to work across any of Council's work locations, with occasional travel required across Council worksites. You may also be required to attend training, education events and staff meetings outside of your normal working hours.

**Salary information**: The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award.
- Grade 8 of the Cumberland Salary Structure with a salary range of $1,211.45 to $1,393.17 per week, plus 10% superannuation
- The commencing salary will be negotiated, taking into consideration the successful applicant's qualifications, skills and experience related to the role

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER**:

- We promote work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements including working from home opportunities
- Training and professional development opportunities available to develop skills and grow your career
- Leave entitlements including annual leave,** **personal leave, parental leave and access to Long Service Leave after five (5) years (where applicable)
- Three (3) additional grant days of paid leave over Christmas (where applicable)
- Health and Wellbeing Programs to support our staff by providing access to online professional learning, paid leave to undertake annual skin checks,