Recruitment & Panel Manager
Location: Hobart
Documentation: PD
Employment Type: FP - Full-Time Permanent
Department: Recruitment & Panel Manager Launceston
Closing Date: 20 Mar 2026
Recruitment and Panel Manager
* Join a highly engaged, professional, and collaborative team
* Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements, hybrid approach to the future of work
* Generous NFP salary packaging available (up to $15,900/annum)
* Ongoing professional development support for your development and career progression
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care & family services. Operating across all states, the ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
Our Recruitment and Panel Manager lead the Carer recruitment team, in partnership with operational teams and, independent Assessors, to provide a flexible, effective and strategically planned Foster Carer management service. You will report directly to the Director.
* You will take primary responsibility to cover the full lifecycle for the foster care recruitment process from enquiry, approval and onboarding.
* You will support prospective and transferring carers to understand our model of support, ensure carers meet safeguarding requirements, and actively contribute to building our carer community and supporting carer retention.
* Daily, you will provide supervision to the recruitment team ensuring your staff input information on our database as per Key Assets state and national requirements
* You will be responsible in collaboration with Managers, Assessors, Recruitment and Operations Teams to ensure the Fostering panel meets KAA and legislative requirements through rigorous process and review
* As our Recruitment and Panel Manager you will support any Kin Carer assessments and carer transfers as part of our Kinship care key service stream.
The base salary for this position is $110,102.72 - $114,983.44 /annum (based on 1.0FTE) + super + vehicle & fuel card (if applicable) + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum. This position is full-time, ongoing role. You can work at any of our Tasmanian offices in Hobart, Devonport or Launceston and have the option for hybrid working conditions.
About you
You will have substantial experience in a similar management role within the social and community services sector with evidence of successful team development and growth.
* Social work qualification or equivalent. For overseas applicants this social work qualification must be validated or within the scope of validation by the AASW. It is desirable you hold or be working towards a qualification in management
* At least 5 years demonstrated knowledge of family placement and/or children’s services
* Demonstrable experience of Foster Carer Recruitment, including conducting assessments with the ability to communicate simply and effectively with a diverse staff and client groups.
My Key Assets [do not change this heading or section]
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
* Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
* Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance and gym memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
* Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
* Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year.
The fine print Applications close: 20 March 2026, 5pm EST
* For further information, please contact, Hayley Saunders, Acting State Director, on 0439 918 251 or
* Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
* Full driver’s licence and travel between sites is required.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Note for our recruiter network - we’re handling this recruitment in-house and kindly ask that agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this opportunity.
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
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