Carer Recruitment & Development Worker

About the role

The Carer Recruitment and Development (CR&D) Worker is a specialist role within MacKillop’s Foster Care Development team. The position’s main responsibilities are the recruitment and retention of carers across WA. This includes marketing and attraction activities, child safety compliance, carer assessments, and carer support and development. The WA CR&D Worker reports to WA/NT Manager with guidance from the National Leader, Foster Care Development and will work collaboratively with the WA Out of Home Care program. 

The Carer Recruitment and Development Worker will assist in the development and implementation of a clear strategic plan to attract, recruit, develop and retain foster carers, ensure carer compliance systems are working effectively and strictly adhered to throughout the recruitment and authorisation process, actively work with the Out of Home Care team to ensure compliance is maintained and meets MacKillop and Department of Communities Standards, facilitate carer training and assessments, ensure the maintenance of Family Journey (MacKillop’s Client Management System) to ensure all carer activity can be regularly monitored and analysed.  

This is a Full-Time opportunity based in West Perth, WA within our National Foster Care Development program. The position reports to the Manager WA/NT.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, the incumbent will have:

• A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people and their families.
• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in out of home care/foster care, family and domestic violence, child protection, or similar field.
• Sound professional knowledge and theory base particularly in the areas of trauma, attachment and therapeutic care. • Strong verbal and written communication.
• Strong risk assessment and well-developed assessment and report writing skills.
• Ability to complete weekend or out of office hours work when required.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and meet KPI’s while working under pressure (exceptional organisational and administration skills).
• Ability to travel intrastate when required. 

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For enquiries relating to the role, please email Jasmine Perry at jasmine.perry@mackillop.org.au

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training 
• Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.