Carer Assessor, Recruitment & Engagement Coordinator - QLD

Toowoomba, QLD

Why Join Us?

• Supportive team environment
• Monthly rostered day off (RDO)
• Generous employee benefits including Salary Packaging, Fitness Passport and more
• Work from home (WFH)

About the Organisation

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Complete an agreed number of carer assessments each year in line with local recruitment plans.
• Schedule and conduct home visits and meetings with prospective carers, their families and referees as part of the assessment process.
• Recruit foster carers through community engagement activities, information sessions, advertising campaigns and local networking opportunities.
• Provide guidance and support to prospective carers throughout the assessment journey.
• Identify training requirements, safety concerns or placement issues and provide recommendations to the care team.
• Encourage carers to reflect on the impact and responsibilities of the caring role within their family and support networks.
• Contribute to the ongoing review and improvement of assessment tools and practices.
• Support onboarding and training of team members within the Carer Recruitment and Support System.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience conducting child-focused assessments within a child and family welfare setting, including carer assessments.
• Significant casework experience within child and family services using strengths-based and culturally responsive approaches.
• Knowledge of the CARE model of therapeutic care, or similar trauma-informed frameworks, is highly regarded.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience working collaboratively within a geographically dispersed or virtual team environment.
• Ability to identify risk factors and areas of concern within foster care or home-based care settings.
• Ability to identify learning and development needs for foster, kinship and other carers.
• Sound understanding of the challenges faced by carers supporting children and young people in Out of Home Care.

Essential Criteria

• Recognised Social Work qualification with eligibility for AASW membership, and/or a Bachelor of Psychology or other relevant qualification with significant casework experience.
• Demonstrated experience undertaking child-focused assessments and preparing high-quality assessment reports.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to build relationships and have challenging conversations.
• Well-developed analytical skills with the ability to assess prospective carers' suitability and identify areas of risk and support needs.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a virtual team environment.
• Sound understanding of foster and kinship care, child protection, and the challenges faced by carers.
• Current unrestricted Driver Licence and willingness to travel throughout the Toowoomba region.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and client management/database systems.

Benefits

• Attractive remuneration package.
• Mobile phone and laptop provided.
• Salary packaging benefits, meal entertainment packaging and novated leasing options.
• Monthly rostered day off (RDO).
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities within a growing national organisation.
• Fitness Passport and a range of additional employee benefits.

How to Apply

Include your resume and a cover letter in one document and click Apply to submit your application.

For confidential enquiries or to discuss workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Joelene at [email protected] with the subject line:

"CA&RE Coordinator Toowoomba"

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the position may close earlier than advertised.