Public Guardian

The NSW Trustee and Guardian is on the hunt for an executive to join the team as the NSW Public Guardian, a statutory role responsible for exercising guardianship functions and decision making that promotes and supports the rights, dignity and choices of our customers.

• Interesting and stimulating role, making a positive difference in people's lives
• Ongoing opportunity - NSW Public Service Senior Executive Band 2
• Total Remuneration Package ranges from $293,787 to $329,941
• Offering flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Location : Sydney and Parramatta
• About NSW Trustee and Guardian

NSW Trustee and Guardian protects, promotes, and supports the rights, dignity, choices and wishes of the people of NSW. The agency supports the Chief Executive Officer and the Public Guardian to provide customer-centred services to the people of NSW, including some of the state's most vulnerable. We do this by providing a range of multidisciplinary services including Will-making, trustee, financial management and guardianship services.

We write more than 12,000 estate planning documents each year, support over 50,000 customers annually and manage in excess of eight billion dollars in customer assets. A NSW government agency within the Communities and Justice Portfolio, our services help support and protect people at critical moments in their lives.

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• Overview of the NSW Public Guardian

The Public Guardian can be appointed by a court or tribunal to make health and lifestyle decisions for people who are unable to on their own, or with support. These include decisions such as where a person might live, their medical and dental treatment, health care, and other services. It also provides information and support to private and enduring guardians, service providers and the wider community.

• About the opportunity

The NSW Public Guardian is a statutory role who is appointed and exercises guardianship functions under the Guardianship Act 1987 and appointed by a court or tribunal including statutory decision making for customers. You would be responsible for leading and overseeing the Public Guardian Division in the delivery of evidence-based guardianship decision-making and customer centred services where appointed for customers.

You will lead the division by aligning people, process and systems with organisational priorities and long-term objectives and driving sustained change and continuous improvement in program delivery. The role is member of the Executive Leadership Team and plays a key role in corporate planning, decision-making and implementation.

In this role you will be based at our offices in Sydney and Parramatta. You will need to be able to travel to our other locations across the State as required.

• 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 Peoples, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+ and other diversity groups.

• Essential Requirements for the role
• Tertiary Qualifications in a relevant area or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Key knowledge and experience
• Extensive knowledge and leadership experience in the human services sector with demonstrated industry connections.
• Strong knowledge of guardianship and the responsibilities under the Guardianship Act including authoritative, evidence-based decision making.
• Sound understanding of issues impacting vulnerable communities, people with disability and older people.
• Essential Employment Screening Requirements
• National Criminal History Record Check
• Any other checks as appropriate for the role
• What we offer

NSW Trustee and Guardian offers interesting, challenging and rewarding work that has real purpose. Other benefits of joining us include :

• work-life balance with flexible work options (working from different work locations, variable start / finish times, job sharing)
• various leave options (recreation, parental, and flex leave of up to 24 days per year)
• career development including study leave and acting opportunities
• access to Fitness Passport and employee assistance program, and annual flu vaccinations

Be part of something bigger. For more information about joining us, visit the Careers page on our website.

You are required to submit a resume and a one page covering letter, including a short statement in response to the two targeted questions below :

• Please outline how you have navigated and embedded change across an organisation to ensure increased productivity to deliver programs and high-quality solutions. How have you achieved this in your curre