• Part Time, Fixed term contract until 20.09.25 | Location:  Seaton
• Flexible work hours & days | Responsive and supportive leadership
• SCHCADS Level 6 $53.84p /h + super + PBI salary packaging

Support foster carers by delivering trauma training, reviewing carer households, ensuring key carer competencies are being met, and supporting carer development and events.

The Role

Centacare is offering a part-time Senior Training and Review Officer position (maternity cover) within our Foster Care program, based in Seaton. This 0.8 FTE role runs until 20 September 2025.

Reporting to the Assessment Manager, you’ll work alongside an inclusive and supportive team to provide specialist and general foster care for children aged 0-17 years in immediate, short-term, long-term, and respite placements. Your key responsibilities include delivering tailored trauma training to foster carers, conducting carer reviews, and ensuring key carer competencies are met. You’ll also identify carers' training needs, provide development opportunities focused on therapeutic care, and support fostering events and support groups. Additionally, the role involves quality assurance of policies and processes, tracking mandatory training requirements, and contributing to program development.

Workdays and hours are negotiable for the right candidate.

The key duties in this role will include: 

• Deliver training sessions with other staff, coordinating the roster for courses like Shared Lives and Circle of Security.
• Work with Seaton Admin and external agencies to oversee the coordination of crèche services.
• Organise and manage foster carer training, including scheduling carer presenters for Shared Lives sessions.
• Monitor training outcomes by gathering feedback and evaluations and maintain the carer training register.
• Conduct and review complex carer assessments, ensuring key competencies are met, and manage difficult conversations when necessary.
• Assist in organising foster carer events and support groups while promoting a positive team culture and safe work environment.

 About You

You are a compassionate professional with extensive experience in child protection, trauma-responsive care, and supporting children with high and complex needs. Your deep understanding of foster carer competencies allows you to provide clear guidance to staff and carers, ensuring they receive the training and support they need. You have a strong background in recruitment, assessment, and therapeutic care, with the ability to manage sensitive conversations with empathy and professionalism. Skilled at balancing competing priorities, you foster a positive team environment while building strong relationships with carers and colleagues.

 Essential Criteria

• Social Work degree or any qualification recognised under the Department for Child Protection minimum qualification and training requirements (childprotection.sa.gov.au)
• Environments for Children and Young People
• Understanding of therapeutic approaches for children and young people with trauma backgrounds
• Knowledge of Child Protection Legislation
• Understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Placement Principles
• Extensive Assessment/Case Management experience
• Knowledge of therapeutic care and trauma-informed practiceSee attached Position Description for full details. 

Prior to receiving a formal offer of employment with Centacare, the following documents must be provided for this role:

• Driver’s licence
• Valid Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Evidence of right to work in Australia
• 100 points of identification

What's in it for you

• SCHCADS Level 6 $53.84p/h + Super
• Generous salary packaging to help increase your take home pay
• Meal and entertainment card option available
• High performing, goal focused, collaborative & supportive team environment
• Longstanding and reputable organisation 
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Study leaves for ongoing employees 
•  Health insurance discounts with Bupa

About Us

Each year, we support more than 30,000 people through community services in metropolitan and regional South Australia, operating within a strong ethical framework. We are client focused and provide support regardless of race, economic circumstance, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious belief or ethnic background. Centacare is a Child Safe, Quality Accredited Organisation and is a registered NDIS provider. We value the uniqueness of individuals, we consult, collaborate and operate with integrity and professionalism. Centacare is committed to cultivating a harmonious workplace free from harassment and discrimination. Equal opportunity principles align with our mission, vision and values. We believe that treating our workers fairly has a positive impact on our clients and maintains our reputation as a great place to work.

To learn more about us, click on the video Centacare Catholic Community Services - Our Story

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter (as one document) detailing your interest in this position and outlining the experience and qualifications that you can bring to the role. To access the position description or submit your application click on the Apply button. 

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity please contact Alicia Remedios, Assessment Manager on 08 8159 1486.

Closing Date: 5 pm, 9th October 2024.

We encourage applicants to apply promptly as applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the job posting may close without notice.

Applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

With respect, no agencies please.