Organisation : Settlement Services International (SSI)
Location : Sydney (Bankstown)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 1 Oct, 2018
About the organisation
Settlement Services International (SSI) is a leading community-based not-for-profit organisation providing a range of services in the areas of refugee settlement, asylum seeker assistance, housing, multicultural foster care, disability support and employment services in NSW. Our vision is to achieve a society that values the diversity of its people and actively provides support to ensure meaningful social and economic participation and to assist individuals and families reach their potential.
About the role
- You can make a difference by recruiting and developing potential foster carers
- 12 month contract with possibility of extension
- Full time hours (70 hours per fortnight) with fortnightly ADO
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Multicultural Child and Family Support (MCFS) Program provides a range of services to assist children and young people who have been found to be in need of care and protection to meet their permanent care plan needs – safety, stability and wellbeing through a culturally aware and responsive lens.
The MCFS Program uses a client centred, strengths-based, tra uma informed framework to guide its service delivery and facilitate sustainable and practical outcomes for children, young people, families and carers; working in partnership with member agencies and local ethnic and sector partners. Its cultural lens aims to link children and young people with a bilingual worker and/or carer and/or community based matched bilingual support worker.
The MCFS Program has contractual responsibilities with FACS and regulatory responsibilities with the Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG).
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
- To develop recruitment strategies that attract and engage potential foster carers from CALD communities, according to OOHC standards
- To coordinate the initial and ongoing training and assessment of foster carers, by creating development plans; and conducting comprehensive assessment reports that inform recommendations
- To assist with coordinating the provision of child safety workshops to multicultural groups and community leaders
- To take a proactive approach in responding to referrals from Family and Community Services
SELECTION CRITERIA
Do you have experience in the field of casework, Out of Home Care or child protection, and have recently completed, or are currently enrolled, in a Bachelor of Social Work?
We’re looking for an individual who has developed a network within the community and is comfortable presenting to groups of potential foster carers. Your approachable nature coupled with strong administration and written communication skills will see you succeed in this role.
If you currently hold a full unrestricted NSW drivers licence and have previously worked with culturally and linguistically diverse communities, we’d love to hear from you!
Please respond to the “Selection Criteria” section in your cover letter.
WHAT WE OFFER
We offer the opportunity to engage in meaningful work that makes a real difference to the lives of our clients, their fa milies, carers, and communities. SSI fosters an environment conducive for work/life balance; something we are very passionate about. For this, we offer a fortnightly Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time staff, flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options to increase your take home pay!
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Foster Carer Recruitment & Assessment Case Worker via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services
