- Location: Wollongong & Campbelltown
(serving Illawarra, Macarthur, Southern Highlands, and Shoalhaven)
- Contract: Full time, 5-year initial term
- Benefits: Purpose driven work, generous salary, motor vehicle and professional and leadership development opportunities
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Executive Director of Schools invites applications for the full time position of Team Leader, Clinical Practice and Student Safety which operates as part of the Improvement, Learning & Wellbeing team supporting the 38 systemic Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wollongong.
Reporting to the Head of Wellbeing and Student Support, you will play a pivotal role in leading our psychologists and child safety advisors. This is a senior appointment designed for a professional who can balance high-level clinical oversight with strategic advocacy, ensuring our schools remain safe, nurturing environments where every student can thrive.
YOUR IMPACT
As a key driver of clinical excellence and student safety, you will:
- Lead & mentor: Supervise a dedicated team of child safety advisors and psychologists, fostering a culture of pastoral care, professional growth, and trauma-informed practice.
- Clinical oversight: Establish and implement consistent ‘ways of working’ for psychometric and child safety services across the Diocese.
- Strategic response: Provide expert advice on a range of matters including complex mental health presentation, Risk of Significant Harm (RoSH) and student sexualised behaviours.
- System improvement: Collaboratively develop a Clinical Governance Framework in partnership with stakeholders.
- Advocacy: Act as a bridge between school communities and external agencies to ensure robust compliance and student safety.
- System Strategic Execution: Contributing to the execution of CEDoW’s Lighting the Way strategic plan and implementation of the Faith, Learning & Wellbeing Framework.
SELECTION CRITERIA
To be successful, you will need:
- Commitment to understand and support the Catholic Church’s Mission in Catholic Education and to represent the organisation in a professional manner in keeping with this Mission.
- Tertiary qualifications in mental health (eg: psychology, counselling, social work or similar).
- Demonstrated experience in child safety operations, mental health, and managing complex child protection cases.
- Proven expertise in the management of complex child protection matters, demonstrating high level understanding of abuse and trauma impact, child development and diverse needs.
- In-depth understanding of supporting students with complex learning, wellbeing, mental health, behavioural and safety needs. Prior experience operating within, or in partnership with, the education sector is highly regarded.
- Exceptional strategic thinking and problem solving skills, with the capacity to pre-empt barriers, pioneer solutions, gain strategic advantage and drive positive organisational change
- High standard of confidentiality, including Privacy requirements and other legislative provisions for the exchange of confidential information
- Further Requirements: A valid NSW Driver’s Licence and a current Working with Children Check (WWCC).
WHY WORK WITH CEDOW?
At CEDoW, we believe in supporting those who support our students. This role offers:
- A generous salary of $189,005 - $203,837 plus superannuation (depending on experience and qualifications)
- A comprehensively insured and serviced vehicle, laptop, and mobile phone provided and to be used in line with CEDoW policy and procedure
- An environment that encourages innovation and collaboration through education
- Additional ex-gratia leave during the Christmas period
- Employees are eligible for Fitness Passport, giving you and your family discounted access to a wide network of fitness facilities.
How to Apply
Applicants are to complete an online application which asks to briefly address the essential criteria. Please keep your response to the equivalent of 2 A4 pages in length.
To find out more or to have a confidential discussion regarding the role, please contact:
Position Enquiries: Kerryn Barnett (Head of Wellbeing and Student Support) – 0408 477 450
For a copy of the Position Description: Carly Konstandaras - 0418 286 724
Applications Close: 11.55pm on 8 March 2026
Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong is unwavering in our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. This is at the heart of everything we do.
Every child has the right to be informed, heard, respected, empowered and to feel safe.
As school communities and as individuals, we commit to keeping children and young people safe, and to work together with them to create cultures that honour dignity and enrich wellbeing.
