Child and Family Policy Specialist

22 hours ago

Hunter Valley, Australia Lifestyle Solutions Full time

**Child & Family Policy Specialist**:

- **Full Time Permanent**:

- **Newcastle location**

**_ About the Job_**
- Design and Implement the Child and Family Policy Framework
- Lead the Practice Agenda
- Translate Regulatory and Contractual Changes into Policy and Practice
- Embed Policy and Practice Governance and Training

For more information on roles and responsibilities, please view the position description.

**_ About You_**
- Relevant qualifications in Community Services and at least 5 years’ Child and Family Senior Operational experience
- Sound understanding of Child and Family legislative, regulatory and contractual requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead the implementation of practice changes across a large organisation, including an ability to build relationships, gain support and secure the assistance and resources
- An ability to integrate trauma informed or therapeutic practice into policy
- Experience in leading collaboratively with a team-based structure to confirm team priorities, goals, and outcomes
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills including an ability to engage and present complex information to a varied stakeholder group
- Experience in developing plans and schedules to describe and prioritise team priorities and measure delivery and outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to analyse information and generate high quality Executive/Board level papers/reports
- Strong desire to co-create strategies, activities and models that improve outcomes for individuals and communities

**_ About Us_**

We're people who care. Lifestyle Solutions provides services to people with a disability, young people and children in Out of Home Care, their families, and their communities. Our customers receive services designed to meet their everyday needs and support them to achieve their goals. Our national workforce is committed to providing a service that is reliable, responsive, flexible, friendly, empathetic, and caring.

We believe everyone is equal.

We stand for everyone in society having equal opportunity and equal respect. We do this by providing our customers access to quality services and dedicated people who make a real difference in their lives. We believe this is everyone's fundamental right. You can learn more about us here.

**Join Us - Next steps**
- Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment._

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