Kinship And Foster Care Officer

Kalwun Development Corporation Ltd is an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation currently seeking to fill the following vacancy within our Child, Youth and Family Support Services division.  The Kalwun Child, Youth and Family Support Services division administers the Family Wellbeing Service, Family Participation Program, Early Learning Program and the Kinship and Foster Care programs within the South East Qld region. 

 * This is an identified position, applicants must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person *

About the Role

The Kinship and Foster Care Officer, with the support of the Program Manager (Kinship and Foster Care), works to provide a culturally appropriate service to clients of the program with the Department of Child Safety, ensuring that placements meet the Statement of Standards - s122(1) of the Child Protection Act. This role includes recruiting and assessing local carers, providing training, ongoing support of carers with learning plans and respite, coordinating short term emergency placements, and ensuring that efficient and effective administration systems are managed and maintained within the program. This role is full time, Monday to Friday, and based at Burleigh.

Position Duties

• Local level recruitment of carers;
• Co-delivery (with Child Safety) of pre service training, and ongoing training of carers;
• Assessment/reassessment of careers prior to Child Safety approval and re-approval;
• Identifying carers that best meet the needs of children and young people referred by Child Safety;
• Ongoing support of carers, including learning plans, access to respite, and after hours support.

Essential Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
2. Relevant tertiary qualifications applicable to the role
3. Experience working with the community sector and in a range of partnerships.
4. Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of groups and people and gain cooperation and assistance from others.
5. A high level of communication skills including oral, written and computer based and including spreadsheets, email, internet, digital media etc.

What we offer 
Kalwun values the contributions of all staff and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all staff feel accepted, included and welcomed. Our Employees enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive salary 
• Salary sacrifice of $15,000 per annum which can significantly increase your take home pay
• Company that is focused on improving the health and wellbeing of our community
• Five weeks of annual leave per year
• Additional paid personal leave

Additional Information

• This position requires the successful applicant to satisfy a national criminal history check and hold a current drivers' license.
• A Blue Card for working with children is a mandatory requirement. The 'No Card No Start' law applies to this position - a Blue Card must be obtained prior to commencement.
• *IDENTIFIED POSITION - To perform this role it is essential that the person who holds the position be an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 that applicants are Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. A Confirmation of Aboriginality will need to be provided. 

To apply
Please send a current CV with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the position and addressing each of the selection criteria.