Foster Care Coordinator

We are currently seeking a full-time Foster Care Coordinator to join our team in Gladstone. Our coordinator will manage the Gladstone Foster, Kinship, and Intensive Care Programs while providing leadership and direction for strong service delivery.
What will a typical day look like?

• Lead a team of staff, ensuring that all program functions are undertaken at a high standard, including carer recruitment, assessment, support, and monitoring.
• Ensure children’s placements are of a high quality and all licensing requirements and standards of care are met.
• Contribute to the provision of on-call support to carers via a rotational on-call roster.
• Build and maintain close liaison with stakeholders to sustain effective and collaborative working relationships.
• Advise and guide program staff to gain and maintain a sound understanding of children and young people’s needs based on understanding trauma, grief and loss, attachment, and child development.
• Advise and guide program staff to gain and maintain a sound understanding of scope and required outcomes for each service agreement.
• Contribute to the development of an integrated organisational approach to service delivery.
• Assist the team in the development and implementation of activities and events to profile the portfolio and role of carers in the community.
• Optimise staff requirements in line with program budgets.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Full COVID-19 Vaccination
• Diploma level qualifications in social or behavioural science, social work or psychology (or related discipline) and 5 years’ experience leading a team in a similar role.
• Ability to obtain a Blue Card (working with children check positive notice or exemption)
• Ability to obtain a Yellow Card (disability services positive notice or exemption notice)

Who we are:
For almost 40 years, our truly local team of professionals have worked with people from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs to support them in living their best life. AnglicareCQ is a not-for-profit, purpose-driven organisation – and we give effect to that purpose through our staff. We endeavour to make the most ordinary things extraordinary – simply by doing them with the right people.
AnglicareCQ offers a diverse scope of interdependent and inter-related career paths which enables staff mobility and growth. Careers with AnglicareCQ are from a wide range of disciplines including leadership, community services, child protection, housing, and support services. We serve communities in and around Rockhampton, the Capricorn Coast, Gladstone, Biloela, Moura, Blackwater, Emerald, Barcaldine, and Longreach.
What you will bring to the role:

• A passion and genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of Central Queenslanders.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• The ability to identify and embed solutions.
• Demonstrated experience working within a high-performance framework where you are accountable for KPIs on program delivery and outcomes, within a face-paced solutions focussed environment.
• Effective time management and organisational skills.
• A strong communicator, able to quickly build rapport and influence across a diverse range of people.

What are the benefits of working for AnglicareCQ?
We have a common purpose throughout our organisation to serve the people of Central Queensland, to help them live their best life. AnglicareCQ offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful employment and be part of a holistic team that supports people in our local communities.

• We offer attractive salary sacrifice to all part-time and full-time employees.
• We offer the opportunity to work within an organisation committed to social change.
• Full time employees have the opportunity to accrue/utilise TOIL in line with office hours to increase flexibility.
• We have a supportive and pragmatic management team.
• Professional development and study are encouraged and supported.
• We offer a professional work environment filled with passionate, diverse and driven people.
• We provide access to health and wellness programs for all staff.

Have questions? Call or email our Recruitment and Onboarding Officer to learn more:
Kirby Lee
(07) 4837 5393