Supervised Contact Worker - Griffith

Care South AU; Griffith City; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Discount

Gym Discounts

Flare Rewards

Job summary

CareSouth Griffith is seeking Casual Supervised Contact Workers to join the team. You will supervise visits between children in care and their families and ensure the child’s best interests are protected, facilitating safe, constructive visits that foster positive interactions.

Ideal candidates have experience with children and youth, strong communication, and flexible availability for casual shifts. Training and support are provided, with opportunities to contribute to community relationships.

Qualifications

• Commitment to the safety of children, young people and people with a disability.
• Tertiary qualification or working towards in a relevant discipline (e.g. social welfare, psychology, education counselling).
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Excellent observational and report writing skills.
• Understanding of child protection and mandatory reporting requirements.
• Sound knowledge of child development.
• Ability to remain impartial at all times.
• Ability to risk assess varying situations.
• Current drivers licence, comprehensively insured vehicle, mobile phone and access to a computer.
• Willing to undergo a National Police Check, obtain a NSW Working with Children Check clearance, and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality supervision for visits between children in care and their families.
• Ensure child’s best interests are protected during contact.
• Facilitate safe and constructive contact visits to build relationships.

Skills

Child safety

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Negotiation skills

Observation/report writing

Impartiality

Risk assessment

Driving licence

Education

Tertiary qualification or working towards (social welfare/psychology/education counselling)

Current First Aid Certificate

Job description

CareSouth is a local, community based organisation with adynamic and bold vision to make a difference 'every day'. Workingacross locations in NSW and ACT, we seek to inspire each other andthe communities in which we operate. Our purpose is to influenceand support the safety, development and empowerment of children,young people, adults and communities.

About the Role

CareSouth are currently seekingCasual SupervisedContact Workersto join theCareSouthGriffith team.

Are you a person with mature lifeexperience? Do you have a background working withchildren and young people? Perhaps you’re a retirededucation worker or child protection/welfare sector professional,or even a person with foster care experience? Thisposition would be ideal for a person who has experience workingwith children and is looking to step into a casual role to suit amore flexible lifestyle.

Reporting to the Team Leader, the Supervised Contact Worker isresponsible for providing high quality supervision for visitsbetween children and/or young persons in care and their families.This position must ensure that the child’s best interests areprotected during contact. The aim is to facilitate a safe andconstructive contact visit comprising of positive interactionsbetween the parent/participant and child/children in order to buildtheir relationship.

We are looking for individuals who fulfil the followingcriteria:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the safety of children, youngpeople and people with a disability.
• Tertiary qualification or working towards in a relevantdiscipline (e.g. social welfare, psychology, educationcounselling).
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution andnegotiation skills.
• Excellent observational and report writing skills.
• Understanding of child protection and mandatory reportingrequirements.
• Sound knowledge of child development.
• Ability to remain impartial at all times.
• Ability to risk assess varying situations.
• Current drivers licence, comprehensively insured vehicle,mobile phone and access to a computer.
• Willing to undergo a National Police Check, obtain a (NSW)Working with Children Check clearance, and NDIS WorkerScreening Check.

Do you want to be a part of somethinggreat?

At CareSouth, we recognise that the work you do every day iswhat makes our organisation great. We want to reward that and be anorganisation that you are proud to be a part of.

Along with great hourly rates, we offer the below benefits tohelp you feel supported, stay healthy, and grow in your career:

Health Insurance Discount:Enjoy agenerous discount on retail health insurance.
Gym Discounts:Stay active and energised withdiscounted gym memberships for you and your family—because yourhealth matters to us.
Flare Rewards:Access exclusive savings onfood, entertainment, and more through our Rewards partnershipprogram.

Next Steps:

Please review the positiondescription available and address the Essential Criteria in yourcover letter. Applications will be reviewed as they aresubmitted.

Applications close Friday, 9 October 2026.

Enquiries to: Sophie Royter, Team Leader,Family Connections 1300 554 ***

CareSouth is an equal-opportunity employer and encouragesapplications from people with diverse backgrounds andexperiences.

Who We Are

CareSouth is a local, community based organisation with adynamic and bold vision to make a difference 'every day'. Workingacross locations in NSW and ACT, we seek to inspire each other andthe communities in which we operate. Our purpose is to influenceand support the safety, development and empowerment of children,young people, adults and communities.

About the Role

CareSouth are currently seekingCasual SupervisedContact Workersto join theCareSouthGriffith team.

Are you a person with mature lifeexperience? Do you have a background working withchildren and young people? Perhaps you’re a retirededucation worker or child protection/welfare sector professional,or even a person with foster care experience? Thisposition would be ideal for a person who has experience workingwith children and is looking to step into a casual role to suit amore flexible lifestyle.

Reporting to the Team Leader, the Supervised Contact Worker isresponsible for providing high quality supervision for visitsbetween children and/or young persons in care and their families.This position must ensure that the child’s best interests areprotected during contact. The aim is to facilitate a safe andconstructive contact visit comprising of positive interactionsbetween the parent/participant and child/children in order to buildtheir relationship.

We are looking for individuals who fulfil the followingcriteria:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the safety of children, youngpeople and people with a disability.
• Tertiary qualification or working towards in a relevantdiscipline (e.g. social welfare, psychology, educationcounselling).
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution andnegotiation skills.
• Excellent observational and report writing skills.
• Understanding of child protection and mandatory reportingrequirements.
• Sound knowledge of child development.
• Ability to remain impartial at all times.
• Ability to risk assess varying situations.
• Current drivers licence, comprehensively insured vehicle,mobile phone and access to a computer.
• Willing to undergo a National Police Check, obtain a (NSW)Working with Children Check clearance, and NDIS WorkerScreening Check.

Do you want to be a part of somethinggreat?

At CareSouth, we recognise that the work you do every day iswhat makes our organisation great. We want to reward that and be anorganisation that you are proud to be a part of.

Along with great hourly rates, we offer the below benefits tohelp you feel supported, stay healthy, and grow in your career:

Health Insurance Discount:Enjoy agenerous discount on retail health insurance.
Gym Discounts:Stay active and energised withdiscounted gym memberships for you and your family—because yourhealth matters to us.
Flare Rewards:Access exclusive savings onfood, entertainment, and more through our Rewards partnershipprogram.

Next Steps:

Please review the positiondescription available and address the Essential Criteria in yourcover letter. Applications will be reviewed as they aresubmitted.

Applications close Friday, 9 October 2026.

Enquiries to: Sophie Royter, Team Leader,Family Connections 1300 554 ***

CareSouth is an equal-opportunity employer and encouragesapplications from people with diverse backgrounds andexperiences.

Attachments:
- F-PC-099 - Position Description Supervised Contact Worker.pdf