Home Based Care Coordinator Barwon

About The Role

Focused on supporting children and young people in foster care? This role involves overseeing a team of case managers, managing referrals and placements, and ensuring that foster carers are well-supported, compliant, and equipped to provide safe and nurturing environments.

You are responsible for maintaining a pool of active caregivers, supervising staff, and occasionally managing a small caseload. You will work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, including the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, to ensure high standards of care and adherence to statutory requirements.

This role also contributes to service development, carer training, and continuous quality improvement, while promoting cultural safety and trauma-informed practice, particularly in relation to Aboriginal children and families.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal culture, values, and the issues affecting Aboriginal children and families.
• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or a related field, with relevant experience in child protection or home-based care.
• Proven leadership and staff supervision experience.
• Strong casework and assessment skills, with a trauma-informed approach.
• Ability to deliver child-safe practices and uphold compliance standards.
• Capacity to work collaboratively and represent MacKillop’s values and objectives.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full listing please view Position Description

For More Information, Please Contact:

Miranda Carter at Miranda.Carter@mackillop.org.au

Our Offer

• Hourly Rate based on SCHADS Award Level 7 depending on qualification and experience.
• Salary packaging – we can help you to maximize your salary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
• Fitness Passport - which is a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. For a fraction of the price of a regular gym membership.
• Paid Training that is industry specific including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
• Employee Assistance Program- Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advice from qualified nutritionists.
• Sanctuary Organisation - MacKillop’s work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole of organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal

You Must Have A:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop)
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.