Organisation : Uniting
Location : VIC Regional
Work type : Full-time
Salary type : Other
Application closing date : 8 Feb, 2023
About the organisation
About the role
- Leading Community Services Organisation
- Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
- Ongoing – Full Time position
- Join our team to recruit and retain foster carers
About the opportunity
The Foster Care Training and Recruitment Officer is responsible for recruiting and retaining foster carers, and for maintaining recruitment and marketing strategies.
This role also works to provide foster carers with training and support to ensure that they have all that is required to undertake their roles.
View the full position description here: 
PD – Foster Care Training & Recruitment Officer.pdf
About you
For this role, you will have demonstrated experience working in foster care, childcare services, welfare, or social care environments.
You have previous experience in a similar role, facilitating training/information sessions and conducting pre-accreditation with a child protection focus.
Qualifications:
- Degree level qualifications in social work, psychology or related field.
- Certification as a Step-by-Step Assessor and completion of Shared Lives Training would be desirable but not essential as we will support the successful candidate to complete these training’s if required.
How to apply
If this sounds like you, apply today and submit:
- Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability according to the position description)
- Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
Applications close on Wednesday 08 February 2023.
Get in touch
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please call:
Allanah Settle, Manager Care and Placement Services
T: (03) 5144 7777
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking. It is a condition of employment that all eligible workforce in Victoria receive the COVID-19 vaccination and supporting evidence may be requested in order to perform duties at any of Uniting’s workplaces.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Foster Care Training and Recruitment Officer via Pro Bono Australia.
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