Foster Carer Recruitment and Support Practitioner

Key role in the recruitment & retention of therapeutic foster carers
- Providing information, managing enquiries, training, assessment and support
- Permanent, full time or 4 days per week available

**A new approach to recruiting and supporting foster carers.**

Change is here. Therapeutic Foster Care.

Anglicare Victoria’s Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) model provides a trauma-informed, relationship-based service for children and young people who present with complex emotional, behavioural, developmental, and cultural needs.

The model is designed to create the conditions for healing by placing each child or young person in a home-based environment that is safe, stable, and therapeutically supported.

Foster Carers will now benefit from more intensive, therapeutic support provided by skilled clinicians underpinned by evidence based models.

The messaging for TFC carers focuses on:

- Making an impact
- Being part of a specialist care team
- Training and intensive wraparound support

**Make Your Mark**:

- Targeted carer recruitment, central lead, intake and triaging.
- 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.

**Make it Work**:

- Demonstrated training and assessment skills including the presentation/facilitation of training/information sessions, and conducting accreditation assessments.
- Demonstrated ability to devise and implement 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.

**Qualifications/Licences**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in social work, welfare, 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**:

- Salaries range from $100,776 to $105,340 (SCHADS level 5).
- Flexible through the increments depending on current level and experience.
- Office location: Yarraville with outreach to Central Highlands (Ballarat) to meet with carers.
- Pool cars available for travel.
- Full time or 4 days per week, 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.

**What our people say-**_“I've genuinely never thought about going to another organisation. The opportunities, the innovation, the commitment to change and working with vulnerable families, young people and communities. It sounds really cliche, but you come into this work to make a difference and you can do that here. We work really hard to make differences in those spaces.”_**

**Ready to take the next step**:
The closing date is midnight Thursday 11th September 2025.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.
- Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country._
- Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability_