Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration: $66.36 - $67.97 Per Hour
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ672178
Location: Central Coast
Applications Close: Monday, 14 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Lead meaningful change for vulnerable children and families.
Are you an experienced Social Worker looking to combine your child protection expertise with strategic clinical leadership?
As the Clinical Lead - Pregnancy Family Conferencing (PFC), you will lead a specialised program supporting vulnerable pregnant women, babies and families through early intervention, collaborative planning and coordinated care.
Working within the Violence, Abuse and Neglect (VAN) Service, you'll bring together health, child protection and community partners to strengthen outcomes for children and families while shaping clinical practice across the service.
About the Role
This is an opportunity to influence practice beyond individual cases by leading a program focused on safety, wellbeing and early intervention.
In this role you will:
- Provide clinical and operational leadership for the Pregnancy Family Conferencing program.
- Facilitate collaboration between health services, child protection agencies, Aboriginal organisations and community partners.
- Provide supervision, mentoring and professional support to clinicians.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives and contribute to service development and clinical governance.
- Promote culturally responsive, family-centred approaches that support meaningful engagement and shared decision-making.
About You
You are an accomplished Social Worker with significant child protection experience and a passion for improving outcomes for children and families. You bring sound clinical judgement, strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to lead confidently in complex environments.
To be successful, you will have:
- A Degree in Social Work from an accredited course and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), or an AASW Overseas Assessment, where applicable.
- Extensive child protection experience within a health or related setting, including strong knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and practice frameworks.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in clinical supervision, multidisciplinary practice and service development.
- Proven ability to deliver culturally safe care and build effective partnerships with Aboriginal families, communities and stakeholders.
Highly developed communication, relationship-building and problem-solving skills.
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Applicants must have current work rights in Australia or be a permanent resident or citizen. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants who do not meet this requirement.
Benefits
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible part-time hours, 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
- Financial Benefits: Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
- Health & Wellbeing: Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
- Career Growth: Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.
Need More Information?
Jordan Hardy
Phone: 02 4328 7307
Email: [email protected]
Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health
Central Coast Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through the Stepping Up initiative, which provides guidance on the NSW Health recruitment process. You’re also welcome to reach out to Nathan Bramston-Dean in our Aboriginal Workforce Development Team at [email protected] or call 02 4320 3519 for one-on-one support.
Vaccination Requirements
All NSW Health workers are required to comply with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive. This includes:
- Category A positions: Mandatory evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases, including annual influenza vaccination and tuberculosis assessment.
Applicants must provide appropriate evidence of compliance prior to commencement.
NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.
Additional Information
An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.
Stay Connected
You are encouraged to complete applications on a week day where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367.
