Perinatal Family Conferencing Coordinator

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 97,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Novated Leasing

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Professional development – in-house My

Health & wellbeing – gym discounts

Job summary

NSW Health in Sydney seeks a Perinatal Family Conferencing Coordinator to lead a trauma-informed program for families impacted by child protection issues during the perinatal period. You will plan and deliver high-quality conferencing services across SESLHD, mentoring facilitators, and coordinating with DCJ and partners.

The role involves leadership in evaluation, reporting, and service improvements with a strong emphasis on cultural safety and interagency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Post graduate clinical experience in trauma-focused services related to violence, abuse and neglect.
• Ability to provide consultation within and external to the organisation.
• Experience in mentoring and supervising facilitators and health staff.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead quality improvement initiatives.
• Ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and implement high-quality Perinatal Family Conferencing services.
• Provide mentoring and supervision to facilitators and health workers.
• Lead evaluation, reporting and service improvements including cultural safety.
• Collaborate with DCJ and SESLHD to sustain a network of facilitators.

Skills

Trauma-focused care

Violence/abuse neglect experience

Clinical supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership in quality improvement

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Negotiation

Education

4-year degree in Psychology

APHRA registration

AASW membership eligibility

Job description

Perinatal Family Conferencing Coordinator

Employment Type:PermanentPart Time
Position Classification:Senior Psychologist, Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration:$65.03 - $70.46 per hour Plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week:24
Requisition ID:REQ704101
Location: 80 William Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Application Close Date: 17th November 2026

Be part of the dynamic and supportive Counselling Violence Prevention & Response team in Child Youth & Family Services. You will work with both operational and strategic staff that provide counselling and violence abuse and neglect services to children, young people and families. The position is based at Woolloomooloo with travel across the district.

Enquiries are welcome to Katrina Hurley, Manager Counselling Violence Prevention & Response at **************@health.nsw.gov.au

The Role

South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.
Perinatal Family Conferencing (PFC) is a strengths based, trauma informed program delivered in partnership with the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) that provides an empowering structured framework for families and services to have transparent conversations about child protection issues through the use of family conferencing in the perinatal period.
The Coordinator will plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge in order to deliver a high-quality Perinatal Family Conferencing Program to identified clients of maternity services across SESLHD consistent with NSW Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.
This role includes responsibilities for consulting across SESLHD in the area of expertise, coordinating the program in partnership with DCJ, establishing a sustainable network of facilitators, provision of mentoring and supervision to facilitators, leadership of quality improvement initiatives, leadership in evaluation and reporting on the PFC Program, development of service improvements including ensuring cultural safety, and provision of training to facilitators ,health workers and interagency partners.

Additional Benefits

Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.

• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

Selection Criteria

• Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award, and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or a 4-year degree in Psychology, along with full registration with APHRA and a minimum 8 years’ experience post full registration.
• Extensive post graduate clinical experience in trauma specific service provision in violence, abuse and neglect with demonstrated ability to provide consultation within and external to the organisation.
• Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels
• Proven ability to provide high level clinical advice and education to enhance service delivery including demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision around violence abuse and neglect issues, in addition to a demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, work in partnership with key stakeholders and to apply independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a complex nature.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes
• Demonstrated experience in providing advice to managers on clinical service development, practice change and service redesign.
• Current NSW Drivers Licence

Need more information? For role related queries or questions, please contact Katrina Hurley on **************@health.nsw.gov.au

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email ***************@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information For Applicants

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directiveOccupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseasesfor all positions prior to offer

We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support(***************@health.nsw.gov.au)and for additional information please visit ourStepping Up Website