This exciting opportunity is to join our Placement and Support program in the position of Key Practitioner of Carer Recruitment and Support. The primary focus for Placement and Support is the provision of a range of services to children, young people, carers and birth families involved in home based care services.

• Part-time flexibility
• Ongoing
• Located in Gippsland

About Us:

At Anglicare Victoria our focus is on transforming the futures of children and young people, families and adults. Our work is based on three guiding pillars, Prevent, Protect, Empower. We offer a comprehensive network of services and seek to ensure the provision of high quality services that will bring about significant improvements in the life experience of the young people, children and families/caregivers with whom we work.

The Position:

• To actively participate in the work undertaken to attract to the agency a broad range of volunteers who are wanting to work with the agency in the provision of high quality services in role of carers or other community support.
• To work in conjunction with the Team Leader to ensure that the volunteers wanting to work with the agency are trained and assessed in line with agency policy, registration standards or other legislative requirements.
• To work in conjunction with the Team Leader to ensure that once engaged in the work that the volunteer/s, having been assessed as being appropriate for, are effectively supported through ongoing contact, training and recognition to maintain their knowledge and enthusiasm for the work.
• To work in conjunction with the Team leader to ensure that all records/databases as required are maintained (or developed as necessary) to provide accurate information to allow program development and effective work practices.

To Be Successful in this Position You Will Need:

Required:

• Diploma of Community Services, Youth Services or similar.
• Full Victorian Drivers Licence.

Desirable:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Youth Work and/or related behavioural sciences at degree level.
• Shared Lives and Step by Step Certification.

Please contact Surinder Demetrios on 51359555 for any enquiries related to this role.

For the full requirements please read the Position Description here:

Out of Home Care (OOHC) Key Practitioner PD OOHC E AW5 122023 V1.0.

To Apply

Complete an online application, attaching three documents: a resume, a cover letter and a short response addressing the Key Selection Criteria (no more than 2 pages in total).

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.