Job Description

Child Protection Coordinator

Location – Parramatta, Sydney

Employment type – Temporary, Full Time, 6 months

Salary – Clerk Grade 7/8, 113,574.00 - 125,720.00 (plus employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading)

Your role

Provide expert advice to internal and external stakeholders to ensure Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) meets its legislative responsibilities under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, as well as those contained in the NSW Government's Interagency Guidelines for Child Protection Intervention.

What you’ll do

• Process, review and administer child contact assessments undertaken by the Child Protection Coordination and Support Unit (CPCSU) to assess risks to children visiting child related inmates in correctional centres under the Child Contact Assessment Policy (CCAP).
• Provide executive support and make recommendations to the Manager CPCSU and Child Protection Panel to minimise risk of harm to children in the care of CSNSW.
• Exchange information with all prescribed bodies under Chapter 16A of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 regarding the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young persons.
• Provide advice and support regarding child protection issues to all CSNSW staff to reduce related risks and ensure the reporting of serious risk of harm to children.
• Liaise and negotiate with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including Community Corrections, Custodial Corrections, Government organisations, and community members, to resolve child protection issues.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of CPCSU practices and procedures to ensure continuous improvement in CPCSU’s efficiency and effectiveness.
• Implement business as usual activities in line with legislative and policy requirements for the effective operation of the unit and ensure that all information is accurate, stored correctly and accessible only by authorised personnel.

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in social work, human services, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience in child protection or a similar field.
• High level report writing competency and a demonstrated ability to maintain exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work with highly emotive, sensitive and sometimes distressing content

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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.

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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.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 3 pages).

Applications close 5 April 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for CSNSW, please contact the hiring manager Lauren Alnaser via email - lauren.alnaser@correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Rachel Urquhart-Secord on 02 9354 1624 or via rachel.urquhartsecord@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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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, visitInclusion 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. Priority will be given to filling the role at Parramatta.

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