Permanency Coordinator

Division: Northern CPPYJ
- Location: Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Grafton, NSW, AU, 2460 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Raymond Terrace, NSW, AU, 2324 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Mayfield, NSW, AU, 2304 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Tweed Heads, NSW, AU, 2485
- Req ID: 71359

**Permanency Coordinator**

**Location: Northern NSW** - Ballina, Grafton, Lismore, and Tweed Heads.**

**Hunter & Central Coast - Cessnock, Charlestown, Gosford, Maitland, Mayfield, and Raymond Terrace.**

**Full-time, temporary opportunity with the possibility of extension. A talent pool will be created for future PC opportunities.**
**Grade 9 -**$125,693 - $129,228 p.a.**+ superannuation and annual leave loading**
**35-hour week with flexible work arrangements.**

**Your role**

Permanency Coordinators provide practice leadership, consultation and support to Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Non-Government Organisation (NGO) staff. They help to embed a culture that values and prioritises relational, physical, cultural and legal permanency for children and young people. Permanency Coordinators provide consultation and support to help drive better outcomes for children, young people and their families by achieving permanency within a 2 year timeframe.

**What you’ll do**
- Consultation and review of permanency options for children in statutory out of home care.
- Use innovative and non-traditional solutions tailored to meet the individual needs of, and drive better outcomes for children, young people and their families by achieving permanency within a set timeframe. Provide practical (field) permanency support as needed.**What we’re looking for**
- Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in working in child protection or out of home care (DCJ or NGO)
- Current driver’s licence as travel will be required
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

**Download the role description**

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career.
- Flexible, autonomous work environment.
- Competitive pay and conditions.
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- **Purposeful Partnerships is a key capability of the NSW Practice Framework.**A key capability of a Permanency Coordinator role involves working collaboratively; and building strong purposeful partnerships with our colleagues and external agencies to achieve the best possible permanency outcomes for children and young people. Please provide an example of a time when you created purposeful partnerships that supported better outcomes for children, families and communities. Describe how you did this, the impact on the child and family and the skills you used to overcome challenges and achieve this outcome.

**Applications close -**11:59pm, Monday 3 February 2025

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.