Coordinator, Foster

Be part of an amazing team who value your leadership
- Salary packaging + novated lease options to increase your take home pay
- A role where your skills directly improve the lives of others

**Join the Team**

Anglicare’s Children & Families Services have a long history of providing family and children support services, including family intervention, foster, and kinship care, residential care, counselling, relationship support, and much more. Our Foster & Kinship Care Programs provide children and young people, who are not able to live with their own family, the opportunity to live in a safe and nurturing family environment.

Our team based out at our
**Caboolture office **is looking for a full-time
**Coordinator **for the Foster and Kinship Care team.

Overseeing our service delivery and providing guidance and supervision to Practitioners. The role will be responsible for the recruitment, training and ongoing support of your team - ensuring the program meets all legislative requirements and standards of the Department of Child Safety.

This is a permanent full-time role. Weekend and after-hours work may be required.

**What we offer you**:

- Permanent position within a great organisation
- All leave entitlements and the ability to purchase extra annual leave
- Reimbursement for travel and fuel costs when travelling from one client to another
- Salary sacrificing - you pay less tax and increase your take home pay through RemServ, access up to $15,900 a year + $2650 for meals and entertainment
- Access to Novated leasing
- Employee discounts with 4% discount on retail such as Woolworths etc
- Values of Love, Care, Hope and Humility are the foundation on which we operate from
- We are part of a bigger organisation we have Residential Aged Care, Children and Families, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Homelessness Services, Foster Care and the wider Home and Community Services
- Give back to your local community through this role
- Work independently and part of a supportive team
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Access to Employee Assistance and Pastoral Care support
- Staff Spiritual Retreat twice a year
- We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing ongoing care and protection.

**About you**
A motivated and dedicated professional within the Foster and Kinship Care sector, your knowledge and background will include:

- Applied knowledge and understanding of child protection and out-of-home care frameworks, including knowledge of the Child Protection Act (1999) and relevant legislation
- Well-developed practice framework that is culturally sensitive
- An ability to manage and provide appropriate team leadership and reflective supervision to Practitioners
- Demonstrated experience as a Child Protection Practitioner, ideally within an out-of-home care context
- Demonstrated ability to respond appropriately in crisis situations including highly developed problem-solving, decision-making and negotiation skills
- Ability to develop and maintain a working relationship with the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women (Child Safety Services) and other programs in order to enhance support to children and carers
- Proven ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
- Ability to advocate for children and carers and represent the agency at stakeholder forums
- Strong computer skills, including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Relevant experience within a community service or similar organization (desired)
- An understanding of quality management and continuous improvement processes and the Human Service Quality Standards (desired)
- Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social or Behavioural Sciences or similar field
- A valid Blue Card (Working with Children)
- Ability to qualify for a Licensed Care Service (LCS) clearance through personal history checks
- A current Queensland Driver License
- Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment (desired)
- Current COVID-19 vaccination certificate

**What happens now?**

Megan Scholes on 5428 4949

Anglicare Southern Queensland is committed to the health and safety of our workforce. Shortlisted Applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessments that requests the sharing of information regarding pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.