Foster Carer Recruitment Specialist

23 hours ago

Marrickville New South Wales Australia Burdekin Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

About Us

Burdekin is an independent not-for-profit organisation supporting young people and their families to prevent homelessness, provide safe housing, and promote wellbeing. We believe every young person deserves to feel safe, have a home, and be empowered to live life to their fullest potential.

Our vision: Young lives, lived to their full potential.

We're seeking an experienced and passionate Foster Carer Recruitment Specialist to join our Out of Home Care (OOHC) team based in Marrickville. In this pivotal role, you'll lead the recruitment, training, and accreditation of foster carers — ensuring every young person has the opportunity to live in a safe, nurturing home.

About the role

Reporting to the Regional Manager, you'll design and deliver carer recruitment campaigns, engage with the local community, and manage all aspects of the assessment and authorisation process for new carers.

Your key responsibilities will include:


• Leading marketing and recruitment initiatives to attract new foster carers


• Building relationships with community partners, schools, and local media


• Facilitating information sessions and pre-service training for prospective carers


• Conducting home visits, assessments and ensuring compliance with OOHC accreditation standards


• Supporting the matching and placement of young people with carers


• Promoting Burdekin's carer-based model and contributing to continuous service improvement

About you

You're an engaging communicator and strong relationship-builder who's passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people. You bring initiative, empathy, and professionalism to everything you do.

You'll also have:


• Relevant tertiary qualifications in social work, welfare, marketing, or a related field


• Experience in Out of Home Care, ideally with direct carer engagement


• Strong assessment and report-writing skills


• Exceptional organisational and time management skills and capacity to work independently and cooperatively within a team structure


• Shared Lives training and assessment experience or willing to obtain certification (Step by Step)


• Ability to participate in the after-hours on-call roster


• Current Working With Children Check, National Police Check or willing to obtain


• Current NSW Driver's Licence with access to a vehicle with comprehensive insurance

Why join Burdekin?


• Salary packaging with generous pre-tax benefits


• An additional leave day to be used for your own wellbeing


• Free, independent counselling service


• Staff discounts on a range of products and services


• A supportive, inclusive team that values your contribution

Join Us

If you're committed to creating positive change and want to work in a team that truly values your contribution — we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and be part of an organisation where your work truly matters.

Burdekin is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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