Foster Care Support Specialist
Core
Lead the support, training, and accreditation of foster carers to ensure safe, stable, and trauma-informed care for children and young people.
Role type
Foster Care Support Specialist
Builds
Safe, stable placements for children and young people
Domain
Social Services / Child Welfare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Carer assessment, report writing, training facilitation, stakeholder collaboration, record keeping, compliance management
Preferred skills
Shared Lives training, after-hours on-call roster participation, driver's license with vehicle access
Responsibilities
Facilitate information sessions and training for foster carers; Conduct carer assessments, reviews, and supervision; Support carer wellbeing and retention; Collaborate with Case Managers on placements; Assist with carer matching and placement processes; Contribute to quality improvement and service development.