Manager Child Protection Coordination and Support Unit, Corrective Services NSW

Location: Haymarket

Employment Type – Temporary Full time (up to 6 Months)

Salary – Clerk Grade 9/10

                  $129,464 to $142,666 plus Employers contribution to superannuation and  leave  loading

Your role

As a manager, you will lead and manage the Child Protection Coordination and Support Unit (CPCSU) to provide the delivery of high-quality services to internal and external stakeholders.    

Provide leadership, advice and representation to ensure Corrective Services NSW 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

• Managing the service delivery of large volumes of workload within tight deadlines.
• Communicating with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to provide service delivery in a sensitive and complex environment.
• Managing consistency in adherence to child protection policy state-wide across internal stakeholders in a sensitive focus area.   
• Develop, maintain, implement and review policies and procedures relating to the safety and well-being of children under 18 years of age who visit correctional centres, including the Child Contact Assessment Policy (CCAP).
• Manage the CCAP risk assessment process, including allocation of workload, monitoring the progress of applications, reviewing reports and making decisions regarding approval or decline of requests.

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in Justice related studies or relevant work experience.
• Current driver’s licence and willingness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role

Download the role description.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

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 5 pages).

Applications close 07/12/2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Nelson Tilbrook acting Director Strategic Partnerships on 0455 061 962  or email at Nelson.Tilbrook@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 Divya Soni on 02 9765 1987 or via divya.soni@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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.

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