The Royal Children's Hospital

Carer Ambassador. Casual - Geraldton & Mid West

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Geraldton, AU (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

  • SCHADS Award Level 3
  • Share your journey, raise awareness of foster care and help grow our community of carers
  • Generous Employee Benefits- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More!

At Life Without Barriers, we’re all about creating safe, supportive environments where children and young people can thrive.

Every day, we work closely with families, carers, and communities to help shape brighter futures. From supporting children and families to empowering people with disability, mental health, or those seeking refuge — we’re here to break down barriers and build better lives.

Role: Carer Ambassador

Location: Geraldton & Mid West

Employment Type: Casual

As a Carer Ambassador, you’ll use your own fostering experience to raise awareness of foster care and connect with people in the local community who may be considering becoming a foster carer.

You’ll build relationships with community groups, businesses and local networks, attend events and information sessions, and support prospective carers with honest, helpful information about the fostering journey.

Key Responsibilities

  • Represent Life Without Barriers as a positive and engaging brand ambassador for foster care.
  • Identify and attend local events and community activities to promote foster care and attract new carers.
  • Build relationships with community groups, businesses, schools, sporting clubs and councils to increase awareness and create carer attraction opportunities.
  • Engage with and follow up prospective carers, providing clear information and supporting them to consider whether fostering is right for them.
  • Support foster carer information sessions and pre-approval training.
  • Maintain accurate records of prospective carer enquiries and engagement activities and contribute to local carer attraction initiatives.

Skills & Experience

  • At least 2 years’ fostering experience, including a minimum of 1 year with Life Without Barriers, with a demonstrated commitment to providing quality care.
  • Understanding of the needs and experiences of children and young people in foster care, and the role of carers in supporting them.
  • Experience building positive relationships with carers, families and community groups.
  • Strong verbal communication skills and confidence engaging with a diverse range of people.
  • Ability to have open, honest and sometimes challenging conversations.
  • Current Driver Licence.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and any relevant stated based checks.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Kristy Crowe via recruitment@lwb.org.au

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 11th October 2026

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

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 Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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