Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 22nd Jul 2021
Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
The Carer Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator is responsible for responding to local enquiries from prospective Foster Carers, maintaining contact with these applicants during the consideration phase, conducting initial phone interview/s and referring suitable enquiries to local Carer Assessors.
The incumbent will support and guide Carers through required training and as required deliver training modules for carer applicants and approved carers.
As this position provides an invaluable first impression of LWB, it is essential the person fulfilling this role has a warm and engaging approach and can model the qualities we are seeking in Foster Carers.
This position is being offered on a permanent full-time basis and is based at our office in Ipswich.
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Zina at [email protected] with the subject heading “CRE Coordinator QLD enquiry via EthicalJobs”.
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.
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. If you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).