Assessment Officer - Aboriginal Identified

KARI Ltd

Salary Package up to $107, 990 

Package includes a base salary of $83,000 inc. leave loading, plus superannuation and salary sacrifice opportunities

KARI Ltd is the largest accredited Aboriginal Foster Care service in NSW.

We currently have a position vacant within our Recruitment and Assessment Program. The Assessment Officer will assess, strategise and network with potential foster carer candidates in the aim of increasing our carer pool to accommodate the service growth capacity.

Want the chance to make a difference for Aboriginal children and young people looking to find that perfect carer?

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL: 

• Assist with the development and implementation of appropriate strategies to recruit quality foster carers as required.
• Assist with the development of appropriate recruitment advertising strategies.
• Assist in developing appropriate policies and procedures relating to foster care recruitment. 
• Assist in the delivery of foster care training as required.
• Attend to foster care assessments as allocated.
• Provide comprehensive reports on all allocated assessments.
• Contribute to the planning, implementation and review of all allocated assessments.
• Work in partnership with key external stakeholders including government, non-government and community based organisations where necessary.
• Maintain sound current knowledge of research and other information in relation to recruitment and assessment of foster carers in PSP and best practice or innovative delivery responses for Indigenous communities.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Aboriginality
• Possession of a current NSW Driver’s license – Minimum P2
• Willingness to Undertake a National Police Check
• Current Working with Children’s Check
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level report writing skills.
• High level of computer literacy.
• Understanding of the Permanency Support Program sector.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal communities, families and children.

If you have experience working with Aboriginal children, young people, families or communities, we want to hear from you. We are looking for dedicated and motivated people to join our team and help us make a difference to the lives of children and families in their time of need.

For more information on the Intake Officer position or to apply, please contact Wendy Dargan on (02) 8782 0*** or via email ************@kari.org.au

Please Note: Roles which involve directly providing programs and services to Aboriginal people for the purposes of promoting their welfare are considered to be ‘Aboriginal identified roles’. This is permitted under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. This position is only available to Aboriginal people.