Carer Assessor, Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator. Permanent Full-Time - Toowoomba/South Burnett
Core
Recruit, assess, and support foster carers to provide safe homes for children and young people in the Toowoomba and South Burnett regions.
Role type
Senior IC social worker / carer assessor
Builds
A network of approved foster and kinship carers
Domain
Child welfare / Out of Home Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Child-focused assessment, strengths-based casework, risk identification, training needs analysis, community engagement, report writing
Preferred skills
CARE model knowledge, trauma-informed frameworks, virtual team collaboration
Technologies
Microsoft Office, client management/database systems
Responsibilities
Conduct home visits and meetings with prospective carers and referees; complete annual carer assessments; recruit carers via community events and advertising; guide carers through the assessment journey; identify training and safety issues; contribute to improving assessment tools.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC