Carer Engagement Officer - 7 month part time contract - Hurstville

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   
  
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Join our Team as a Carer Engagement Officer on a 7 month contract starting in April 2021 based in our Hurstville office. This part-time position (30 hours per week) is responsible for marketing and recruitment activities for Foster Carers with a focus on quality carer attraction, engagement and retention. 

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to enquiries from prospective foster carers and help guide them through the application and assessment process • Provide relevant information to foster care applicants through enquiry and screening stages • Design and implement a carer attraction and engagement plan appropriate to local demand  • Proactively engage with the community, including attending relevant events • Support the family finding work for kinship care or respite options   Skills & Experience   • Tertiary qualifications in marketing, sales, recruitment or other relevant field and/or equivalent experience • Current Drivers Licence • Demonstrated knowledge/experience of Foster Care and previous experience of recruiting Foster Carers (desired)  • Demonstrated experience within the Out of Home Care sector  • Strong focus to provide a high quality and responsive service to our families and Children & Young People • Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with strong communication skills  

Benefits

• Excellent tax benefits

• On-going training and development opportunities

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).
 
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Emma Kennedy at recruitment@lwb.org.au

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.  

Applications close at midnight on Tuesday 23rd March 2021

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)