Assessment Worker, Foster Care

AnglicareSA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Flexible work options

Learning & development

Parental leave

Job summary

AnglicareSA is seeking an Assessment Worker to support the foster care pathway, conducting in-depth competency-based assessments and providing guidance to prospective foster carers. You will collaborate with a team to ensure culturally safe and trauma-informed decisions, with travel across metropolitan Adelaide.

The role emphasizes relationship-building, empathic interviewing, and clear written reporting, contributing to safer outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or a related discipline.
• Extensive knowledge of Child Protection legislation and compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience conducting competency-based assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct competency-based assessments for foster care applicants.
• Educate and support prospective foster carers through the process.
• Recommend applications for approval or non-approval based on trauma-informed evaluations.
• Collaborate with internal specialists to ensure culturally safe practice with CALD communities.
• Engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to support culturally safe care.

Skills

Empathy

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Case assessment

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

So many lives. So many ways. One you.

50,000 lives and counting.

That’s how many South Australians our people support each year.

As one of the state’s leading not-for-profits, we’re making a meaningful impact at scale. From foster care to aged care and everything in between, our services are as diverse as the people and communities we serve - and we’re growing our reach for the future.

It takes a special kind of person to work in this sector. Someone with real compassion and care. Could that person be you?

Join us as an Assessment Worker, and be part of something bigger.

What you’ll do

Help shape the future of children and young people by finding and supporting the right foster families.

As an Assessment Worker, you'll use your professional judgement to assess, educate and support prospective foster carers through the approval process. Rather than providing ongoing case management, you'll focus on conducting in-depth assessments that help determine whether families are ready to provide safe, nurturing and trauma informed care.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced practitioner who enjoys building relationships, asking meaningful questions, writing high quality assessments and making recommendations that have a lasting impact on children's lives.

Working as part of our Foster Care team, you'll collaborate with internal specialists and engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families to ensure culturally safe and inclusive practice.

This role has flexibility to work casually or part-time (dependant on successful candidates preference), position based at our Head Office in Hindmarsh, with travel across metropolitan Adelaide.

You’ll be trusted to make a valuable impact by:

• Conducting competency-based assessments using approved tools to evaluate foster care applicants
• Supporting families to understand and navigate the assessment process with empathy & clarity
• Ensuring cultural safety and responsiveness in all interactions
• Collaborating with specialists to ensure best outcomes for children and young people
• Recommending applications for approval or non-approval based on thorough, trauma-informed evaluations

What you’ll bring

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or a related discipline.
• Extensive knowledge of the Child Protection sector, including relevant legislation and compliance frameworks & exceptional writing skills
• Demonstrated experience conducting competency-based assessments

We would also love you to have:

• ACWA Step by Step Accreditation or willingness to work towards accreditation with the support of AnglicareSA

Why AnglicareSA?

Your contribution here matters. We want you to see your impact every day, and we want you to feel valued for it.

Here’s what you can expect in your career at AnglicareSA:

• So many lives, right here in SA: Our ripple effect starts with you. Whatever your role, you’ll help find a way forward for the communities you live in and care about. That’s something to be proud of.
• So many ways, for our clients and you: We support those in need in so many ways. For you, that means real opportunity to gain new knowledge and experiences and to explore the many pathways a career in our sector can take.
• So much compassion, and a place to belong: At AnglicareSA, you’ll never feel alone. You’ll lean on and learn from genuine people driven to do good, and you’ll build relationships that last a lifetime.

More to enjoy:

• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options, including novated leasing, plus savings on health insurance, motor vehicles, opticians, pharmacy and gym memberships
• Find a better balance with flexible work options, including working from home, part-time work, compressed working weeks and flexible working hours for some roles
• Grow your skills and career with learning programs, professional development pathways, and education assistance
• Live and work well with our employee wellbeing program, confidential employee assistance program, chaplaincy services, domestic and family violence support, and more
• Put your family first with paid parental leave (including superannuation), personal leave to care for family members and additional unpaid leave for caring responsibilities

Our impact starts with you

Join AnglicareSA, and help us change lives and communities.

At AnglicareSA, we proudly and gratefully bring together a team that is truly diverse - from lived experiences, to skills and knowledge, to perspectives and personality. We value the benefits this brings to the people who work with us and the communities we serve, and we strive to create a place where everyone - regardless of background and ability - feels they belong. If you require any accommodations to fully participate in our recruitment process, we welcome you to let us know.

We are committed to the employment of First Nations people. Please visit our website for details on our Aboriginal Services and to access AnglicareSA’s Reconciliation Action Plan.

AnglicareSA is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process that prioritises the safety of all applicants. We will never request payment, bank account details, or personal identification documents during the early stages of recruitment. Proof of identity may be requested later as part of standard pre-employment checks. To verify the legitimacy of this job advertisement, please refer to our official website or contact our recruitment team directly.