Job Title: Carer Assessor, Recruitment
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At Life Without Barriers, we are seeking a skilled and compassionate individual to join our team as a Carer Assessor, Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for facilitating and completing the recruitment and assessment process of carer applicants, ensuring that the assessment process is undertaken in accordance with our standards and procedures.
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Key Responsibilities:
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1. Complete an agreed number of carer assessments per year as per the needs of the local carer recruitment plan
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2. Schedule and attend home visits and other meetings with carer applicants, their families and referees for the purposes of completing carer assessments
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3. Recruit Foster Carers to Life Without Barriers from the general community in line with approved carer recruitment strategies, including through advertisements, other media outlets and evening carer information sessions
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4. Identify any training requirements, safety concerns or placement issues throughout the assessment process and provide feedback and suggested solutions or recommendations to the care team
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5. Contribute to the regular corporate review of assessment and review tools and ensure these are focused on children's outcomes, accord with the CARE model and the standards set by relevant government agencies and oversight bodies
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6. On-board and train new staff members in the Carer Recruitment and Support System
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7. Skills & Experience:
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8. Demonstrated experience and skill in undertaking child focused assessments in a child and family welfare setting including carer assessments
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9. Significant case work experience in the child and family field from strengths based culturally appropriate perspective
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10. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the CARE model of therapeutic care is desirable/ or similar trauma-informed, therapeutic care models or the ability to rapidly acquire it
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11. Demonstrated experience in managing competing priorities and to deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes and quality standards
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12. Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as part of a virtual team
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13. Ability to identify areas of concern within a foster care and/or disability home based care environment
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14. Ability to identify training requirements for foster, kinship, and other carers where relevant
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15. Recognised Social Work qualifications with eligibility for membership of the AASW and/or a Bachelor of Psychology or other relevant qualification with significant case work experience
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16. Any minimum training requirements under the relevant jurisdiction
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17. An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful applicant, including a mobile phone and laptop
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18. Supportive team environment
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19. Salary packaging tax benefits, Meal Entertainment benefit, novated leasing and more
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20. Growing organisation with great career opportunities
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21. Monthly RDO
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22. How to Apply: Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts
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23. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice
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24. Current application closing date is midnight Tuesday 9th September 2025
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25. Advertised:26 Aug 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
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26. Applications close:09 Sep 2025 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time
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