Children's Services Coordinator

The Opportunity

• Permanent and Full-Time
• Competitive salary
• Professional development opportunities  
• CBD location

HenderCare is growing, and we’re looking for a dedicated and proactive Children’s Services Coordinator to join our team in a full-time, permanent position. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring that children and young people under the care of the Department for Child Protection receive consistent, high-quality support through well-planned staff scheduling.

You'll be working in a supportive and experienced team that values collaboration, development, and service excellence. If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people we want to hear from you!

Take your next step with HenderCare.

About the Role

As a Children’s Services Coordinator, you’ll work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment similar to a call centre, where you’ll be responsible for proactively rostering our care team to meet the needs of various residential care service delivery requirements. Your coordination ensures that every shift is covered and every child receives the care they deserve.

Key responsibilities include:

• Rostering care staff to meet service needs

• Organising shift replacements promptly and efficiently

• Liaising with the Department for Child Protection on relevant matters

• Maintaining staff records and compliance requirements

• Coordinating after-hours/on-call handovers and documentation

HenderCare operates 24/7, so availability for early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays is required as part of your rotating schedule.

Our Ideal Candidate

You’re an organised, energetic, and solutions-focused person who can juggle competing priorities while remaining calm under pressure. You’ll be a confident communicator and a strong team player with the ability to make sound decisions quickly and independently.

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

• Extensive customer service experience with a strong commitment to care outcomes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• High attention to detail and the ability to work with urgency and accuracy

• A proactive and flexible approach to your work

• A positive attitude and a passion for making a difference

• Previous rostering or call centre expereince is desirable

Only applicants with the right to work in Australia will be considered. Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

Welcome to HenderCare

At HenderCare, we pride ourselves on the high-quality care and support we offer to people living with a disability, people in the acute healthcare sector, children and young people, and our older Australians. Our mission is to give our all for health and community care, with our clients at the forefront of all that we do – enhancing their lives and assisting them to achieve their goals and improve their well-being.

We recognise that our greatest contribution to enhancing the lives of our clients is the investment in talented, caring, and passionate people.

So why choose HenderCare?

Make a Real Impact: Every role at HenderCare contributes to delivering meaningful, client centred care. Whether you’re working directly with clients or supporting behind the scenes, your work helps improve the lives of those we support

Grow your career: We invest in our people with structured mentoring, leadership coaching, and tailored professional development opportunities to support your career journey.

Connected, Supportive Team Culture: Join a team that values collaboration, open communication, and mutual respect. With a strong focus on wellbeing and a culture of inclusion, you’ll feel supported, heard and empowered.

Flexible Working Arrangements: We understand the importance of balance. With a variety of flexible working options and access to our office, we offer the flexibility you need to thrive professionally while maintaining personal wellbeing.

Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, access to our employee benefits and perks scheme (including health, fitness, and retail offers) and an amazing Employee Assistant Program to support your well-being in the role.

At HenderCare, we don’t just fill roles we empower people to build meaningful careers. If you’re ready to make a real impact in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Diversity, Safety and Inclusion

HenderCare is an inclusive and equal-opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional and safe working environment with a zero-tolerance approach to sexual abuse, bullying, discrimination, and harassment. We value Australia's diversity and seek to improve equal and equitable opportunities for all employees and prospective candidates, regardless of race, age, gender, sex, abilities, culture, language, and socio-economic background. 

We are committed to fostering a work environment that respects and pays tribute to the rich history and culture of our First Nations People. Through our combined efforts in Closing the Gap, we aim to provide valuable employment for our First Nations peoples and encourage their contribution to our workforce.

Apply Today!

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and would like to apply for this exciting opportunity? You will need to:
 

• Update your profile and apply through SEEK or via our career's website.

• Attach a current Resume/CV.

• Include a Cover Letter (2 pages max) about you and why you'd be the ideal candidate for us.

We are actively looking to fill this role and reserve the right to shortlist and interview applicants whilst this advertisement is open; therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Applications close on Monday, 1 September at 11:59 pm

For more information, please contact careers@hendercare.com.au.

Please do not e-mail your applications.