Placement Support Worker
Core
Support foster care placements by engaging with carers and children, assessing needs, and collaborating with Child Safety Services and community agencies.
Role type
Placement Support Worker (Child Protection)
Builds
Stable foster care placements for children and young people
Domain
Social Services / Child Protection
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Observational and evaluation skills, relationship building, stakeholder collaboration, training identification, time management, communication
Preferred skills
Passion for community impact, ability to embed solutions, KPI accountability
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Engage with carers to support children at home and in the community; Use observational skills to assess needs; Collaborate with Child Safety Services and community agencies; Provide on-call services; Identify carer training needs
Seniority
Not specified