Winner of the Xref Engage 2025 Best Workplace Awards for 3 consecutive years
Established not-for-profit organisation with 100 years of trusted expertise
Attractive hourly rate, access to salary packaging and a staff rewards program

About you:

You are someone who leads with empathy, clarity and confidence. You bring strong interpersonal skills, a calm presence, and the ability to guide both staff and families through sensitive and complex situations. You bring strong leadership skills, sound judgement and a child-centred approach to practice.

You have experience working with culturally diverse clients and understand the importance of culturally responsive practice. You are child-focused and skilled in supporting parents who may be experiencing conflict, vulnerability or challenging family dynamics. Your approach helps create safe pathways that promote children’s wellbeing and strengthen family relationships.

About the role:

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Coordinator to lead our Children’s Contact Service (CCS) in Muswellbrook. This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role within a well-established, award-winning not-for-profit committed to supporting families for more than 100 years.

In this leadership role, you will lead a small, passionate team delivering safe, neutral, and child-focused contact arrangements for families experiencing separation and conflict.

You will play a key part in helping children maintain meaningful relationships with family members in a supportive, structured environment. This includes overseeing supervised contact visits, supporting smooth changeovers, and ensuring best-practice child-centred service delivery.

To learn more about our Children's Contact Service and other Interrelate services, please visit our website: https://www.interrelate.org.au/programs/children-s-contact-service

Key Duties will include:

Coordinate the daily operations of the CCS to ensure smooth, high-quality service delivery
Provide leadership, development, and clinical supervision to Contact Workers
Manage staffing rosters, team meetings, supervision schedules, and recruitment support
Conduct intake, assessment, risk screening, case planning and review
Support staff with observation reports, documentation, and case notes
Build and maintain positive community networks and referral pathways
Ensure compliance with safety, child protection, and quality standards
Contribute to ongoing service improvement and respond to information requests from courts and statutory agencies

For further details about this opportunity, and for a full list of the key role requirements and responsibilities, please visit our Careers page via the provided link interrelate.connxcareers.com/Job/ViewJobs

The position is a Fixed-term contract until 30 June 2028, based in our Muswellbrook office.

You will be working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, with some on call and occasional Saturday work.

The hourly rate is in line with a SCHADS Award Level 6, $60.1443 per hour (Mon-Fri), $90.2165 per hour (Sat).

Role Requirements:

Bachelor degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or related discipline

Demonstrated experience and skills in:

working in a Children’s Contact Service and/or with families and children experiencing separation, family breakdown and high levels of family conflict
one or more areas of clinical work, e.g. counselling, dispute resolution, relationship education, children’s services, men’s programs, family law etc.
management, supervision and training of staff, along with supervision training (or willingness to obtain)
working with families within a case management setting
managing high parental conflict whilst upholding the best interest of children
program management
solutions focused and interpersonal communication skills
report writing, case notes, data collection and data entry
liaising with the community and building local networks
dealing with Family Law Court procedures
working with online systems and technology, such as a CRM (Client Relationship Management) System, Zoom and Microsoft Team

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of:

child development, child protection and family violence issues
the existing framework of the Children’s Contact Service, and a demonstrated capacity to work within it

Current First Aid Certificates as follows: Provide CPR (HLTAID009), Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010), Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) and Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting (HLTAID012), or willingness to attain them within the first month of employment

About us:

Interrelate is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting healthy human connection. Our vision is a world where healthy relationships are the norm, and our purpose is to support healthy human connection from childhood.

With more than 100 years of expertise in relationship support, we deliver responsive, cutting-edge and transformative services across 30+ locations (and online), supporting over 160,000 clients each year. Our skilled and dedicated team provides accessible services that empower individuals, families and communities to live and relate more effectively.

We are proud to be recognised as a winner of Xref Engage 2025 Best Workplace Awards, for three surveys in a row. This prestigious recognition celebrates workplaces with strong leadership, excellent management practices and highly engaged teams. At Interrelate, we care about each other, focus on strengths, celebrate achievements, support continuous learning, and find joy in our work, despite the seriousness of what we do.

Why you’ll love working with us:

Award-winning, supportive workplace culture
Salary Packaging Options (to increase your take home pay)
Additional days of paid leave on top of standard leave entitlements
A supportive, values-driven culture where your wellbeing matters
Ongoing training, mentoring and supervision provided
Employee Assistance Program & staff recognition initiatives
Join a team that celebrates diversity and encourages everyone to bring their whole self to work

To apply:

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, possess the relevant qualifications and experience, then please click on the Apply Now button to submit your application.

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 June 2026

For any questions, please contact recruitment@interrelate.org.au

Interrelate aspires to continue to be a leader in our community, an organisation known for working respectfully with clients from all different and diverse backgrounds.

We encourage applications from people of diverse, gender identity, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, language, socio-economic circumstances, life circumstances, beliefs, or any forms of perceived disadvantage.

If you have any special requirements or would like to talk to us before submitting an application, please do not hesitate to contact us at diversity@interrelate.org.au and we will organise for you to speak with an appropriate staff member to explain how we can help you. Click here to contact us now.

All Interrelate positions require the satisfactory completion of relevant Police and Working with Children Checks. Interrelate services are funded by the Australian Government.

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