Key Practitioner

Be part of a specialist out of home care team

Your role:

Anglicare Victoria provides foster care for children and young people who are temporarily unable to live at home. Anglicare Victoria Home Based Care programs play a vital role in protecting children and young people by ensuring they have a safe and nurturing home while their family cannot care for them.  

Key responsibilities:

• Recruit and retain foster carers providing them with the required training and support.
• Marketing, enquires, carer assessment, training, accreditation, and information sessions.
• Adhere to all legislation, program requirements and relevant procedures relating to service provision.
• Participate in occasional evening work to support activities with carers, young people, and families, it is an inherent requirement of the position to have (and commit to providing) some flexibility to perform work outside of standard office hours to service the needs of the client.

Make your mark:

• Targeted carer recruitment, intake, training, and support.
• Contribute to a recruitment strategy including advertising and marketing.
• Present and deliver carer information sessions and where needed training.
• Assessment of Foster Carers.
• Manage and support enquiries from new / potential carers.
• Think strategically and work as part of a team to overcome the challenges associated with the recruitment of new carers.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent communication and organisational skills, including written skills and network development skills.
• Experience in providing assessment, support, and case support within complex family circumstances in respect to out of home care is highly regarded.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people, building positive relationships and adapting communication styles to meet the needs of individuals from different backgrounds, cultures and experiences.
• Demonstrated training and assessment skills including the presentation/facilitation of training/information sessions and conducting accreditation assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to devise and implement marketing/media campaigns in a creative and professional manner pertinent to the needs of Foster Care recruitment. 
• Not-for-profit experience and previous out-of-home home care sector knowledge is highly desirable.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, communicating with influence, organisational, planning, and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage competing demands
• The ability to maintain best practice while working under challenging circumstances such as working with those exposed to significant trauma.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) with a particular emphasis on the Child Protection function and legislation with the ability to develop strong working relationships within the protective services field.
• Understanding underlying theories and frameworks e.g., trauma, development, and attachment in working with clients that have experienced trauma.

Qualifications/Licences:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in social work, welfare, community services, marketing, event management or related disciplines or matching skills to perform the role.
• Shared Lives and Step by Step accreditation strongly encouraged.
• Driving license.

Make a Move:

• Salary range (SCHADS level 5).
• Office location: Morwell with outreach across Inner & Outer Gippsland to meet with carers & clients.
• Pool cars available for travel.
• Part-time, permanent ongoing role.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset; we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition

For further information please contact: Surinder Demetrios - Surinder.Demetrios@anglicarevic.org.au – PH: 04•••••254