This role is responsible for contributing to the development of the Permanency Support Program (PSP) carer engagement and support, within current and transformational sector permanency and restoration reforms. This role is key in engaging, enlivening and supporting Uniting’s PSP carers and support services for carers. Members of the Uniting team in this role will relate to carers in the PSP Framework with strong messages about restoration, connection with family and short term placement principals.
This is a full time permanent position based in North Parramatta.
This is an Aboriginal Identified role, having an understanding of your local community, key Aboriginal stakeholders in your community is essential to assist carers to connect children with their birth families.
Responsibilities:
- Build strong links with carers and community between carers enabling carer support and support networks.
- Produce the highest quality re-assessments, assessment reports and annual reviews proactively linking carers education and training options to improve their skills.
- Support carers through transitions (first placements, types of placement, entry and exit) via tailored plans or finishing as a carer through exit interviews and acknowledgement as appropriate.
- Provide information and training on the carer role to potential foster carers including Shared lives training.
- Facilitation of discussion groups to support carers, provide information and enable them to share experience and skills.
- Taking the primary responsibility for matching placements with carers.
About You
- A qualification is desirable but experience and willingness to participate in training is acceptable.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues impacting on children, young people and their families involved in the care system.
- Demonstrated ability to translate identified needs into responsive outcome focused services.
- Outstanding communication skills, including excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Sound knowledge of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act, 1998.
- Sound knowledge of the NSW Child Safe Standards for Permanent Care (November 2015).
- Current NSW drivers licence and valid Working with Childrens Check.
If you feel you have the passion and ability to make a real difference then please apply now, for a confidential chat please don’t hesitate to contact Zoe Banbury on zbanbury@uniting.org
Applications close on the 2nd of June.
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which include a National Police Check and Reference Check.
Uniting considers that being an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, is a genuine occupational qualification under s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
