The purpose of the position is to improve outcomes for children and young people by delivering services and delivering program outcomes through the support, supervision, and development of clients and carers in the Foster Care program.

The role develops and implements plans to deliver positive planned outcomes for vulnerable children or young people in Foster Care program.

The role works to deliver on the permanency objective to provide safe stable care for clients. The role represents both the clients’ and carers voice and ensure the needs of the child/young person are consistently met.

Position Specific Responsibilities

• Deliver Service Outcomes.
• Client, carer and family care and development.
• Case Management.
• Intake.
• Collaborate with others.
• Manage risk and quality of care.
• Deliver and ensure quality and compliance.
• Drive improvement and operational efficiency.

Qualification

Essential

• A tertiary qualification in social work or equivalent that is recognised in Australia.

Preferable

• Foster Care Training and Assessment Skills (example – Shared Lives & Step by Step Training).

Skills and Experience

• Problem solving and developing solutions to meet customer needs.
• Applying policy and procedure to decision making.
• Experience of complex case management and working with children, young people and their families.
• Demonstrated success in delivering outcomes in a client focused program.
• Teamwork.
• Building positive and productive professional relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Attention to detail.
• Solid professional judgement.
• Application of theoretical frameworks relevant to children in alternative care.
• Knowledge and application of child protection legislation and practices for children at risk.
• Demonstrated achievement of outcomes through advocacy on behalf of those in need.
• Application of assessment skills.
• Demonstrated capability in conflict resolution, influence and negotiation skills.

OzChild offers

• Full time maximum term position (October 2026).
• Level 5 on the SCHCADS award $100,776.00 plus super.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900.
• Ex gratia days Easter & Christmas.
• A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural competence and shared values.
• A collaborative and cohesive working culture.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter outlining your skills & experience and addressing the key selection criteria

For further details in relation to the role please see the position description attached.

For any enquiries please do not hesitate to contact Jo Devlin - Program Manager on email [email protected] using the subject line: Foster Care Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please do visit our website to understand more about who we are and why we do what we do: www.ozchild.org.au/.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a police check and provide a WWCC for VIC before commencement.

OzChild is committed to the employment of Aboriginal people and providing a work environment in which Aboriginal peoples' cultures, beliefs and values are acknowledged and respected, and in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal staff are identified, promoted and achieved.

OzChild is a child-safe organisation committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse, bullying, exploitation and neglect, and to creating environments in all our programs and services where children are safe and feel safe.

OzChild is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply.