Job Description
Location: Whyalla, South Australia.
Status: Full Time, working 38 hours per week
Annual Salary: from $80,008 to $99,294 per annum (Dependant on qualification)
Hourly Rate: $40.49 to $50.25 per hour
About the Position
The Recruitment and Assessment Officer is responsible for attracting, recruiting and assessing foster carers. This role combines community engagement, recruitment, assessment and training to ensure children and young people have access to safe, supportive and nurturing foster care placements.
As a Recruitment and Assessment Officer, your responsibilities will:
- Develop and implement recruitment campaigns to attract foster carers through community engagement, events, advertising, digital content and promotional materials.
- Review and evaluate recruitment activities, developing effective strategies to increase the number of approved foster carers.
- Build relationships with Aboriginal and CALD community groups to identify and encourage potential foster carers.
- Recruit foster carers in partnership with Families SA, ensuring culturally sensitive practice and compliance with Alternative Care Standards.
- Develop and deliver recruitment resources, publicity materials, orientation sessions, and information programs for prospective carers.
- Conduct comprehensive foster carer assessments using approved assessment tools and prepare detailed assessment reports.
- Support assessment planning, implementation, review, and continuous improvement of assessment processes.
- Maintain accurate records and coordinate required screening and Working With Children Checks.
- Facilitate foster carer training and information sessions and undertake regional travel to support recruitment, assessments, and community engagement activities.
Why Join Us
You will have access to:
- Salary packaging and salary sacrificing option of up to $15,899 which will significantly increase your take home pay
- Salary packaging cards for meal and entertainment benefits and other generous discounts available
- Additional leave provisions
- Fantastic professional and career development opportunities
- A generous external Employee Assistance Program
- An inclusive, supportive and passionate team in a growing organisation
Centacare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value an inclusive workplace and recognise that diversity within our workforce allows us to better support our clients and communities. If you are a person living with a disability, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, part of the LGBTIQA+ community, come from a culturally diverse group, or have lived experience, we would love to hear from you.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Hold or be working towards a minimum Certificate IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention or Certificate IV in Community Services or another acceptable qualification as listed in Appendix 1 of the Department for Child Protection Minimum Qualification Requirements
- Experience in organising and facilitating community events.
- Experience and knowledge of marketing and marketing strategies.
- Experience in developing and implementing case plans and managing case files.
- Experience working in working collaboratively with a broad range of people.
- Knowledge of foster care laws and regulations
- Knowledge of family and social dynamics, including a working knowledge of risk factors that impact on carer abilities.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal communities, families and children.
- Demonstrated high level of ability to assess individuals and a family’s capacity to provide quality care.
- Demonstrated high level of communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated high level report writing skills.
- Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated high level of computer literacy.
Requirements of the role:
- Hold (or willingness to obtain) a current DHS Working With Children Check *
- Hold (or a willingness to obtain) a National Criminal History Record Check (Police Check) *
- Hold a current South Australian Driver’s License (minimum Provisional License)
* Preferred candidates will be supported through these processes
Further Information
For more information on the position, visit www.cccsa.org.au/careers/vacancies and request a copy of the Position Identification Document for further information on the role.
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please submit your application via email to [email protected]
To be considered, candidates will be required to submit the following documentation:
- Cover letter
- Copy of your resume
- Response to the Selection Criteria (found in the Position Identification Document)
- Contact details of three professional referees
For more information on the recruitment process refer to our guide here.
If you have any questions, need help with your application, or would like to request adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources on (08) 8644 2020 or email [email protected]. We are here to help you through the recruitment process in a way that works best for you.
Applications close 9.00am Monday 31 August 2026
PLEASE NOTE: Applications that do not address the Selection Criteria questions may not be considered.
Pay: $40.49 – $50.25 per hour
Work Location: In person
