Family Support Worker - Supervised Contact
Job No:
CCW590
Location:
Wollongong & Campbelltown
Our Purpose, Your Impact
The Family Support worker assists and facilitates in building respectful and professional relationships with separated families and ensures that children feel safe and supported during contact visits through role modelling and positive encouragement. As part of the Children's Contact Service (CCS) team, the Family Support Worker helps in ensuring families are achieving their intended goals.
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Pay rate: $38.65 per hour
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Hours per fortnight: 22.8
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Position type: Maximum Term Part-Time
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Location: Friday at the Campbelltown office, Saturday & Sunday at the Wollongong office
Perks with Purpose, Because You Matter
In addition to being part of an organisation that genuinely makes a difference in people's lives you will also enjoy:
- Increase your take home pay through Salary Packaging options
- Access a range of fitness and health facilities through Fitness Passport
- Additional paid personal leave every year
- Refer a Friend Program
- Family friendly organisation offering Paid Parental Leave*
- Professional Development including training opportunities and Study Leave options
- Healthy work life balance through hybrid working models, flex time and flexible working arrangements*
- Free and confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Program
What you bring to the role
- Tertiary qualifications in welfare, child development, social sciences or related field and/or relevant industry experience
- Working with Children Check and current First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain one)
- Efficient time management including the ability to prioritise case load
- In depth understanding of child protection legislation and ability to identify relevant factors indicating a child may be at risk of significant harm
- Understanding of issues relating to mental health, gambling, drugs and alcohol, family violence, socioeconomic challenges and family separation
Built on Care, Driven by People
CatholicCare is a local not-for-profit organisation committed to helping those in need regardless of religious beliefs, background or circumstances. Our Vision is for inclusive, thriving communities where human dignity of all is respected and valued by putting people first.
We provide services that support people across all stages of life: early childhood education, out of school hours care, community age and disability care, foster care, school counselling and parenting courses across the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands and the Macarthur regions. We are proud to offer genuine career pathway opportunities to our employees so they can continue to work with us.
Click here for the Position Description.
For further information contact Amy Braddick on (02) 4254 9315
Close Date: 24th December 2025
This role may close before the official date as we review applications continuously. If you’re passionate about making a difference, apply today!
We value diversity and inclusion. CatholicCare Wollongong welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds.
We are committed to child safety and the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. All roles require probity and pre-employment checks.
Applications are reviewed as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out. We look forward to hearing from you!