Job Description

About the role

Are you driven by a passion to create safe, nurturing homes for children and young people who need it most? Do you have the leadership, empathy, and resilience to support and guide others through one of the most meaningful journeys they can take – becoming a foster carer?

This is more than a job. It’s an opportunity to help shape futures.

MacKillop Family Services is expanding into Queensland, launching a Foster Care Recruitment program across the Sunshine Coast and Central Queensland region. This is a unique opportunity to be part of something from the ground up – helping establish and grow a service that will have a lasting impact on children, young people, and families.

We’re looking for an experienced, values driven, and highly motivated Foster Care Recruitment Coordinator to lead and support our recruitment efforts in this exciting new phase. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in building the program, finding, developing, and supporting foster carers, ensuring children and young people have access to safe, stable, and trauma-informed care.

If you're ready to lead with purpose, embrace a new challenge, and make a meaningful difference from day one, we’d love to hear from you.

What we offer at MacKillop:

• SCHADS (Level 7) $60.27– $62.79 – Dependent on qualifications & experience
• More money in your pocket – up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
• Wellbeing that matters - Free, confidential support for mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• 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.
• First Nations career pathways – Warrungarli Strategy supporting recruitment, retention and professional development
• Community & connection – Opportunity to join Ngindaay Guumaldanha, our Aboriginal Staff Network

In this role, you’ll:

• Lead and support the Foster Care Recruitment team through coaching, supervision, and development
• Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process including screening, assessment, training, and approval of carers
• Work closely with Community Engagement teams to attract and inspire prospective foster carers
• Build strong partnerships with Child Safety Service Centres and key stakeholders
• Coordinate and support external assessors in line with accreditation processes
• Ensure accurate data management across internal systems and reporting requirements
• Facilitate training such as “Getting Ready to Start” and complete carer assessments where required
• Champion trauma informed practice and the Sanctuary Model across all aspects of the program
• Travel regularly across regional areas including Rockhampton, Gladstone, and Bundaberg

We are recruiting a Foster Care Recruitment Coordinator based across the Sunshine Coast and Central Queensland region, with regular travel required. The role sits within the Queensland Carer Recruitment Service team and reports to the National Leader, Foster Care Development.

This is a full time position with flexibility required, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in social work, community services, marketing, public relations, or similar
• Demonstrated experience in leadership and team management
• Experience in carer recruitment, assessment, training, or community engagement
• Experience delivering training or group facilitation
• Strong administrative and reporting capabilities
• The ability to build meaningful relationships with diverse communities and stakeholders
• A commitment to children’s safety, wellbeing, and cultural respect
• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and the issues faced by Aboriginal children and families

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

For more information, please contact: Jasmine Perry at jasmine.perry@mackillop.org.au

We value the unique knowledge, perspectives, and cultural contributions of First Nations peoples. Your experience and insights are important to us, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

You must have:

• A valid Driver’s Licence
• Willingness to undertake frequent regional travel
• A satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid by MacKillop)
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Ability to work flexible hours when required

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person 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 we continue to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

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