Family Visit Worker - Foster Care

Anglicare Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Salary packaging options

Ongoing professional development,培训与监督

Exclusive discounts across hundreds of

Employee Assistance Program and wellbe

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is seeking a compassionate Family Visit Worker to support children in foster care by maintaining meaningful family connections through safe, supervised visits. You’ll document observations and liaise with case managers to support ongoing care planning, while ensuring safety and wellbeing remain central.

You'll facilitate and supervise visits, transport children to appointments, build professional relationships with families and carers, and produce timely, unbiased reports to

Qualifications

• Strong observational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of child protection system and developmental needs is preferred.
• Experience building rapport with children and families is important.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and supervise family visits to ensure a safe, supportive and child-focused environment.
• Safely transport children and young people to and from scheduled family visits.
• Build positive, professional relationships with children, birth families, foster carers and relevant stakeholders.
• Observe family interactions, assess potential safety concerns and intervene as required.
• Prepare timely, accurate and unbiased reports of family visits for Case Managers.

Skills

Strong observational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Driver's Licence

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work/ Psychology/ Child Welfare or Community Services

Job description

Transform lives, every single day

Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen.

We’re a well-respected not-for-profit that’s been serving people in need for over 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for thousands of people who rely on our person-centred support.

As our Family Visit Worker, you’ll play an important role in helping children and young people in foster care maintain meaningful connections with their families.

Through safe, supervised family visits, you’ll create opportunities for children and families to spend time together while ensuring the safety, wellbeing and individual needs of each child remain at the centre of everything you do.

Be welcomed into a compassionate, respectful and purpose-driven community where we don’t just talk about values - we live them.

Your opportunity

Working within our Foster Care, Adoption & Family Support team, you’ll facilitate and supervise family visits between children in foster care and their birth families.

You’ll support children to feel safe and comfortable throughout visits, build positive relationships with families and foster carers, and respond appropriately to any concerns that arise.

You’ll also play an important role in documenting family interactions, providing clear, accurate and objective observations to support case managers in making informed decisions about children’s ongoing care and wellbeing.

With integrity and compassion, you will:

• Facilitate and fully supervise family visits, ensuring a safe, supportive and child-focused environment.
• Safely transport children and young people to and from scheduled family visits.
• Build positive and professional relationships with children, birth families, foster carers and relevant stakeholders.
• Observe family interactions, assess potential safety concerns and intervene appropriately when required.
• Prepare timely, accurate and unbiased reports of family visits, communicating any concerns or follow-up matters to the relevant Case Manager and Provide transport to children and support work as approriate

What you’ll bring

You’re a compassionate, resilient and emotionally mature professional who understands the importance of family connections in a child’s life.

You can build rapport with children and families from diverse backgrounds while maintaining clear professional boundaries and keeping children’s safety and wellbeing at the forefront.

You’ll bring strong observational skills, sound judgement and the confidence to remain calm and respond appropriately in challenging or unexpected situations.

You also understand that family visits can be emotionally complex and require sensitivity, patience and the ability to communicate respectfully with everyone involved.

What’s required

• A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Child Welfare or Community Services, or currently studying towards one of these qualifications.
• Knowledge of the child protection system, children’s developmental needs, attachment and developmental trauma.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport and positive relationships with children and families.
• Strong observational, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, factual and unbiased reports.
• An unrestricted NSW Driver’s Licence and confidence transporting children across Sydney.

What’s preferred

• Experience working with children, young people or families in foster care, child protection or community services.
• Experience facilitating or supervising family contact visits.
• Understanding of trauma-informed and child-centred approaches to working with vulnerable children and families.

You’ll also share our organisational values of integrity, justice, compassion and excellence, embedding them in everything you do.

The successful candidate will be required to satisfy relevant pre-employment checks, including a Police Check and Working with Children Check.

Why Anglicare?

We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.

At Anglicare, you’ll get the security, stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds. You will also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career.

On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you may enjoy in a career with us:

• Flexible work options, where available, to help balance work and life.
• Salary packaging options that can increase your take-home pay, subject to eligibility.
• Ongoing professional development, training and supervision.
• Exclusive discounts across hundreds of retailers.
• Employee Assistance Program and access to wellbeing benefits, subject to eligibility.

We’re many services, with one purpose – to meet people where they are and walk with them. At Anglicare, we believe everyone is Made for Connection, with God, with each other and with the places we call home.

Within Foster Care, Adoption & Family Support, connection takes on a particularly meaningful role. As a Family Visit Worker, you’ll help children maintain important family relationships while supporting their safety, wellbeing and sense of belonging.

Every interaction matters, and your contribution can make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families.

Are you ready for a career that means more?

All applicants will receive a response.

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring.

Anglicare is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and has zero tolerance for child abuse.

Application Close Date: November 27, 2026