Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen.
We're a well-respected not-for-profit that's been serving people in need for over 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for thousands of people who rely on our person-centred support.
As our Senior Case Manager - Carer Recruitment & Placements, you'll play an important role in finding, assessing and supporting people who can provide safe, nurturing homes for children and young people who need them.
From supporting prospective carers through recruitment and assessment to responding to placement requests and matching children with suitable carers, your work will help create strong foundations for children, young people and families.
Be welcomed into a compassionate, respectful and purpose-driven community where we don't just talk about values - we live them.
Working within our Foster Care, Adoption and Family Support (FAF) team, you'll support prospective carers through the journey from initial enquiry through to assessment and authorisation.
You'll undertake thorough assessments of foster and dually-authorised carers, drawing on multiple sources of evidence, critical reflection and your professional judgement to assess suitability and support quality decision-making.
Your role will also extend into placements. You'll respond to placement enquiries, maintain strong relationships with carers, understand their availability and participate in matching processes to help identify suitable placements for children and young people.
With integrity and resilience, you will:
What you'll bring
You're an experienced child protection or foster care professional who understands that recruiting a carer is about much more than completing an assessment.
You'll bring the empathy and sensitivity to build trusting relationships with prospective and existing carers, alongside the analytical and critical-thinking skills required to undertake robust assessments and make sound professional judgements.
You're confident navigating complex situations, having difficult conversations and working collaboratively with carers, colleagues and external stakeholders.
Most importantly, you understand the importance of safe, thoughtful and well-informed decisions for children and young people.
Why Anglicare?
We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.
At Anglicare, you'll get the security, stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that's ready for the future. You'll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds. You'll also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career.
On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy in a career with us:
We're many services, with one purpose, to meet people where they are and walk with them. At Anglicare, we believe everyone is Made for Connection - with God, with each other and with the places we call home.
In Foster Care, Adoption and Family Support, those connections can change the course of a child's life. As a Senior Case Manager - Carer Recruitment & Placements, you'll help identify and support the carers who make those connections possible.
Are you ready for a career that means more?
To apply for this role, please click the 'Apply' button and submit your application.
All applicants will receive a response.
Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Application Close Date: October 30, 2026
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.
