Foster Carer Assessor

2 weeks ago


Perth, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 502567

**Employment type**: Part Time

**Location**: Perth

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- **Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations**:

- **Part time, 19 hours per week**:

- **Flexible roster, meeting potential carers at times that suit you and working from home**

**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**

The purpose of the Carer Assessor role is to facilitate and complete the assessment process of foster carer applicants and to ensure the assessment process is undertaken in accordance with Life Without Barriers standards and procedures.

This position is a **permanent part-time** position (**19** hours per week) based at our office in **Leederville** office 1 day per week with flexibility to work from home the other days.

**The position comes with a laptop and phone. This role will require you to meet with carers in their homes, often outside of normal business hours.**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Complete an agreed number of carer assessments per year that is reflective of the needs of the local carer recruitment plan
- Schedule and attend home visits and other meetings with carer applicants, their families and referees for the purposes of completing carer assessments
- Ensure written reviews and assessments meet the agreed standards set by LWB and clearly outline the development needs that the carer has using the CARE model as a guide.
- Identify any training requirements, safety concerns or placement issues throughout the assessment process and provide feedback and suggested solutions or recommendations to the care team.
- Liaise and work in partnership with members of care teams and other specialist roles within the organisation.

**Skills & Experience**
- Recognised Social Work qualifications with eligibility for membership of the AASW and/or a Bachelor of Psychology or other relevant qualification
- Demonstrated experience and skill in undertaking child focused assessments (Step by Step accredited) in a child and family welfare setting including carer assessments.
- Significant case work experience
- Experience delivering Shared Lives training and assessments
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the CARE model of therapeutic care is desirable.
- Excellent written communication skills including the ability to write clearly, critically, transparently and honestly.
- Ability to maintain positive relationships with individuals, whilst being able to have honest and at times difficult conversations.

**Benefits**
- CARE and TCI Training for all new employees
- Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
- Work your part time hours around your busy lifestyle.

**How to Apply**

**_ Please note:_**_ To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process._

**Advertised**: 30 Oct 2023 W. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 08 Nov 2023 23:55 W. Australia Standard Time


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