PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Are you passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people?

Are you an experienced practitioner in Out of Home Care or Family and Community Services?

You are exactly who we're looking for! Here is your chance to step into a role where your actions create positive outcomes for young people. This is an opportunity with a continuous focus on learning, developing, and upskilling one another to achieve great results.

The core mission of Anglicare (NSW South, West & ACT) is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty for children, young people, and families. We particularly focus on serving vulnerable communities in the ACT and regional, rural NSW.

The Role

Anglicare NSW is seeking a Carer Support Practitioner to join our team in Wagga in an ongoing capacity. You will be working to grow and develop our pool of authorised carers by undertaking carer recruitment activities, conducting assessments, and organising Carer training programs to ensure they can provide therapeutic parenting to children and young people.

You will work closely with Foster and Kinship Carers alongside the Permanency Support Program (PSP) Foster and Kinship Care Team to support high-quality care arrangements for children and young people.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute community engagement strategies and partnerships for carer recruitment.

• Participate in foster and kinship carer assessment interviews and activities.

• Contribute to carer reviews and home inspections

• Assist in organising carer events, including training sessions.

• Carry out quarterly carer supervision

• Assist in implementing Therapeutic Response Plans, especially with carers.

• Collaborate on creating a carer-to-carer mentoring program and overseeing its progress.

If you bring:

• A Diploma in Community Services, human services, social work, or welfare or equivalent.

• Experience in working with children, young people, their families, and carers.

• Experience in cultural strengths-based practice with Aboriginal people, families, and communities.

• Experience in culturally strengths-based practice with Aboriginal people, families, and communities.

Desirable but not essential:

• Step by Step training and assessment

• Shared Lives training and assessment

Here's where your journey begins. We are excitedly awaiting your arrival!

For further inquiries, contact Jennifer Hornby at 0491 053985 (during business hours).

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Applicants will be required to undertake the psychometric profiling instrument, obtain a Working with Children clearance through the Office of the Children's Guardian (NSW), and undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to an offer of employment.