Carer Engagement Coordinator. Casual

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 502095

**Employment type**: Casual

**Location**: ACT, Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family

**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 Carer Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for responding to enquiries from prospective carers, maintaining contact with people in the consideration phase, you will conduct initial phone interviews and refer suitable enquiries to our local carer recruitment teams.

This is a casual role with a flexible work from home arrangement. Potential shifts can occur from Monday to Saturday between the hours of 8am to 8pm (AEDT,) You will be required to work a minimum of 10 hours per week. This role will consist mainly of Weekday Evenings, Saturdays and leave coverage as needed. On occasions, you will be required to attend meetings and or training online.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Respond to enquiries from prospective foster carers, guiding and supporting them through the carer enquiry process
- Facilitate and support the initial screening of prospective carers
- Manage and maintain a pipeline of prospective carers
- Utilise Carer Recruitment CRM (Salesforce)
- Utilise Microsoft Applications and Amazon Call Centre
- Work collaboratively as part of a dynamic team

**Skills & Experience**
- Recognised Social Work, Social Science/Welfare or Bachelor of Psychology Qualification or other relevant qualification or experience
- Experience in working within Carer Recruitment, Engagement or Assessment in OOHC system.
- Demonstrated experience and skill in undertaking child focused assessments in a child and family welfare setting including carer assessments.
- High level communication skills, warm and engaging personality, first impressions of LWB’s approach to foster caring
- High level organisation and time management skills

**Benefits**
- Join one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
- Newly created position, advocating foster caring
- Work from home, casual position

**How to Apply**

**Applications close at midnight Sunday 3**rd** September 2023.**

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

**Advertised**: 24 Aug 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 03 Sep 2023 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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