Carer Recruitment & Assessment Team Leader (Foster Care)

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Carer Recruitment & Assessment Team Leader (Foster Care). Terms and conditions vacancy

• 12 Month Contract - Part Time Role (3 days a week)
• Boutique not-for-profit organisation located in Inner West
• Salary packaging option to increase your take home pay.

About Us

Stretch-A-Family (SAF) is an accredited not-for-profit agency that has been caring for children and young people in Sydney since 1977. We are a trauma informed agency that provides therapeutic care - Foster Care and Residential Care for 0 - 18 year olds. We have two residential programs and a foster care program all based in the Sydney Metropolitan area.

About the role

The part time Carer Recruitment, Assessment & Development Team Leader is a job share position, working three days a week (one day overlap with the other team leader).

This role is responsible for aspects of carer recruitment including; identifying and implementing recruitment strategies, carer training and on-boarding, reviews, authorisation and assessment and ongoing relationship management. The Team leader will deliver, and provide, managerial support to team members to ensure an efficient, consistent process that delivers a positive experience at every step of the carer journey.

12 Month Contract - Part Time Role (3 days a week)

The role will be varied and include:

• Provide service users with support, practical advice, education and information, ensuring that children, young people and carers have a strong and positive relationship with SAF;
   
• Undertake direct work with prospective, new and on-going carers, including accurate, concise viability authorisation and review of assessment reports, based on a thorough analysis informed by evidence based practice and professional judgement to inform recommendations;

• Provide ongoing supervision, support and annual appraisal to all relevant direct reports and foster/kin carers.

• Oversee all functions related to the recruitment, assessment, training and support of carer and complete carer assessments, interviews and reviews as required, including complex matters.

• Liaise and develop partnerships and networks with internal and external stakeholders that support carers to achieve outcomes of safety, well-being and permanency for children and young people, and improved service delivery.

• Participate in Carer Authorisation Panel, intake and matching processes;

• Assist the Program Manager to develop unit budgets and manage the budget to ensure expenses and costs are controlled and variance explained.

Selection Criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, policies and issues impacting on service delivery for young people and their families
• Identify, and assist in promoting SAF services at expo’s, events, venues and information sessions when required;
• Ensure action plans identified in carer reviews are monitored and actioned by due dates;
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with Carers and Peak Organisations;
• Monitor service performance and outcomes through the collection and analysis of service data and identify and correct internal service performance issues to ensure quality outcomes;
• Contribute to the implementation of systems improvement initiatives;

Skills and Experience 

To be successful in this role, you will have a:

• Tertiary degree (or equivalent qualification) in Social Work, Psychology or other relevant discipline.
• Minimum three years’ experience in the in the provision of out of home care services.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Casework and working with foster carers at all stages of the carer journey and a sound  understanding of the impact of trauma, abuse, neglect, Child Protection Act, Aboriginal Placement principles;
• Minimum one years’ experience and demonstrated ability in a supervisory role, including leadership qualities with the capacity to motivate and lead a staff team and monitor and review workload impacts;
• Current CPR and First Aid Certificate.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• Current Police Check.

CULTURE

At SAF it is vital that our staff have integrity, show initiative and are interconnected. We live our values and we feel empowered to take and create opportunities that achieve great outcomes.

HOW TO APPLY
A letter of application MUST be accompanied by your resume.

For more information about SAF visit our website www.stretchafamily.com.au

SAF encourages applicants with ATSI and CALD background. SAF is a non-smoking and non-denominational workplace. Successful applicants will be subject to a Criminal Records and Working with Children Check prior to commencement.

Only successful applicants will be contacted