Workforce Planning Officer
Residential Care
Sherwood Program Western Sydney Hub
Location: Campbelltown and Parramatta
Full-time, Ongoing Opportunity
Grade 5/6 - $93,295 - $102,941 p.a. + superannuation and annual leave loading
Flexible work practices including flexible working hours, 35-hour week and flex leave
About us
Department of Communities and Justice, Statewide Services, Intensive Support Services (ISS) provide a diverse and dynamic work environment with a central focus on supporting children, young people, their carers and families to reach their potential. We are seeking a motivated and experienced Workforce Planner to support the rostering and workforce planning needs of two DCJ delivered residential care programs:
Sherwood Program, a secure, therapeutic residential care program Sherwood Program - Western Sydney Hub, caring for children and young people while a kinship, foster care, or other carer-based placement is identified. Join us to extend your knowledge, experience, and skills.
Your role
The successful applicant will develop and implement carer rosters and rostering patterns for the Sherwood Program and Sherwood Program - Western Sydney hub. The role works in strong partnership with program managers and services contracted to provide staffing solutions to ensure delivery of an efficient and effective staffing pipeline to enable quality delivery of residential care to some of the state's most vulnerable children.
As the Workforce Planner, you will:
Develop schedules in line with business needs. Provide day to day rostering support across the Sherwood teams. Work with program managers to analyse, develop and implement staffing schedules and rosters in line with program need. Provide staffing and shift advice to senior management. Assist with interviews, probity checks and tracking of recruitment for contingent labour staff. Identify best practice and service improvement initiatives to support meeting the team's KPI. What we're looking for
Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development. Demonstrated experience in the development of high-quality schedules/rosters and exposure to forecasting and scheduling of contingent labour. A proficient communicator with excellent written communication skills including the ability to prepare reports. Sound data analysis skills with demonstrated capacity to forecast and ensure up to date rosters. Demonstrated capacity to work independently and strategically manage competing priorities. A strong commitment to customer service and the ability to develop solutions to meet needs. Appointments are subject to reference checks and the following pre-employment checks:
National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 Successful applicant may also require entry on to the OCG Residential Carer's Register
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
A challenging and rewarding career. Flexible, autonomous work environment. Competitive pay and conditions. Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities. Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs. Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
Please provide detailed examples of how you meet the responsibilities of the role. Applications close - 11:59pm, Tuesday, 15 October 2024.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Jade Buchert on
If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please contact Peter Luong on
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
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