Expressions Of Interest - Talent Pool

Crop Smart Pty Ltd; Geelong; Sur place; AUD 52 000 - 58 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive hourly rate (SCHADS Level

Salary packaging guidance

Paid training (TCI, Sanctuary, Culture

Résumé du poste

MacKillop Family Services is seeking a Carer Recruitment and Development Worker (Foster Care) in Victoria. You will attract, assess, train and support foster carers, operating within a trauma-informed framework to foster strong community connections and ensure compliant, safe, nurturing environments for vulnerable children and young people.

The role is full-time (38hrs) based in Warrnambool and/or Geelong, reporting to the Carer Recruitment and Development Co-Ordinator with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage a diverse range of individuals and stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain accurate administrative records.
• Commitment to child safety, cultural awareness, and delivering positive outcomes for children, young people and foster care families.

Responsabilités

• Attract, assess, train and support foster carers across the region.
• Build strong community connections and facilitate carer training.
• Ensure compliance requirements are met and provide support to carers to create safe, nurturing environments.

Connaissances

Communication

Relationship-building

Organised

Trauma-informed practice

Formation

Social Work / Community Services qualification

Outils

CRM

Description du poste

Carer Recruitment and Development Worker (Foster Care)

Join MacKillop Family Services and play a key role in attracting, assessing, training and supporting foster carers across the Wimmera Southwest region. Working within a trauma-informed practice framework, you will build strong community connections, facilitate carer training, conduct assessments, ensure compliance requirements are met, and support carers to provide safe, nurturing and therapeutic environments for vulnerable children and young people. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate professional with strong relationship-building, assessment and training skills who is committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and foster care families.

This is a Full-Time position (38hrs) that is based in Warrnambool and or Geelong within our Victorian Carer Recruitment and Development Team. This position report to the Carer Recruitment and Development Co-Ordinator.

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Relevant qualification in Social Work, Community Services, Welfare, Children's Services or a related field.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and the ability to support, assess and develop foster carers.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage a diverse range of individuals and stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain accurate administrative records.
• Commitment to child safety, cultural awareness, and delivering positive outcomes for children, young people and foster care families.
• Experience facilitating training, workshops or group learning sessions, with the ability to build confidence and capability in carers.

For more information, please contact:

Alana Umbers at

Our offer

• Competitive Hourly Rate in the SCHADS Award Level 6, dependent on qualification and experience.
• Salary packaging–we can help you to maximise yoursalary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
• Paid Training that is industry specific including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
• Fitness Passport - which is a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. For a fraction of the price of a regular gym membership.
• Employee Assistance Program-Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advice from qualified nutritionists.
• Supportive Environment - Monthly supportive meetings with your direct manager.
• Sanctuary Organisation - MacKillop’s work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole of organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal.

You must have a

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people.Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

• Pre-Credentialing and assessing initial eligibility
• Add Candidates to CRM
• Client CVs
• Credentialing
• Request paperwork
• Follow up paperwork
• Request references
• Follow up references
• Pre-Placement Audits of Files (to ensure 100% compliance)
• Job Adverts
• Create Jobs on CRM
• Update Job Sheet (close jobs no longer open)
• Writing and posting jobs
• Ad Chasing
• Email Ad Chases
• Add a job
• Add a contact
• Add a company