Team Leader – Fostering Futures

Permanency Support Program (PSP)

Pay rate: Salary Range $51-56 per hour + Super + Salary Packaging (commensurate with experience)

Hours per week: 38 hours

Position type: Full-Time

Location: Illawarra, with travel to Southern Highlands & Shoalhaven Regions

Our Purpose, Your Impact

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people?

CatholicCare is seeking a compassionate and experienced Team Leader to join our Fostering Futures – Permanency Support Program (PSP). This is an opportunity to lead a dedicated team of Case Managers who work alongside children, young people, families and carers to achieve safe, stable and lasting permanency outcomes.

As the PSP Team Leader, you'll provide day-to-day leadership, practice guidance and operational support to a team of professionals delivering high-quality case management services. You'll champion trauma-informed, child-centered and restorative practice while ensuring services meet legislative, contractual and quality requirements.

Working closely with the Manager – Permanency Support Program, you will help shape a positive team culture, oversee complex casework, support continuous improvement and ensure children and young people experience safety, stability and belonging.

If you're an authentic leader who thrives on mentoring others, building strong partnerships and making a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Perks with Purpose, Because You Matter

In addition to being part of an organisation that genuinely makes a difference in people's lives, you'll also enjoy:

• Increase your take-home pay through Salary Packaging options
• Access Novated Leasing to help with vehicle running costs
• Access a range of fitness and health facilities through Fitness Passport
• Additional paid personal leave every year
• Annual Leave Loading*
• Refer a Friend Program $$
• Family friendly organisation offering Paid Parental Leave*
• Professional Development including training opportunities and Study Leave options
• Opportunities for career progression across our programs
• 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

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare, Behavioural or Social Sciences, or a related discipline.

Professional Registrations & Checks

• Current Working With Children Check
• Current unrestricted NSW Driver Licence
• Willingness to travel across the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Macarthur regions

What We're Looking For

A confident, values-driven leader who brings:

• Demonstrated leadership experience within child, youth and family services, including leading, mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong knowledge of Permanency Support Programs, child protection legislation, safeguarding, governance and compliance requirements.
• Extensive understanding of trauma-informed practice, attachment theory, child development, family systems and the impacts of trauma and abuse.
• Experience overseeing complex case management, risk assessment and permanency planning, while exercising sound judgement in complex environments.
• Highly developed communication, negotiation, stakeholder engagement, analytical and digital literacy skills, including experience using case management systems and Microsoft Office.
• A child-centred, culturally responsive and trauma-informed approach, with the ability to build strong relationships with children, families, carers, colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Integrity, resilience and accountability, with a commitment to reflective practice, continuous improvement and achieving positive outcomes for children, young people and families.

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 the dignity of every person is respected and valued by putting people first.

We provide services that support people across all stages of life, including early childhood education, out of school hours care, foster care, permanency support, school counselling, parenting programs, aged care, disability services and community support across the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands and Macarthur regions.

Joining CatholicCare means becoming part of a values-driven organisation that invests in its people and offers genuine opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.

Click here for the Position Description.

For further information contact: Myriam Valle Manager – Permanency Support Program via Email: myriamv@catholiccare.dow.org.au 

Applications close: 10 August 2026

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and the position may be filled prior to the closing date.

We value diversity and inclusion. CatholicCare welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

CatholicCare is committed to safeguarding children and young people and upholding the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. All appointments are subject to probity and pre-employment checks.