Recruitment & Panel Manager
Salary:
Salary + Vehicle + Mobile
Location:
Canberra
Documentation:
Job Description
Employment Type:
FP - Full-Time Permanent
Department:
Recruitment & Panel Manager Lyneham
Closing Date:

11 Apr 2025

• Competitive salary with attractive not-for-profit salary packaging options up to $15,900/annum
• Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements, hybrid approach to the future of work
• Generous leave provisions include birthday leave and 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service!

We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster carer, family services and disability services. Operating across all states and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
Reporting to the Territory Director, the Recruitment and Panel Manager will oversee the entire recruitment process for prospective Foster and Kinship Carers, managing recruitment, training, and assessments while delivering exceptional customer service. You will also play a key role in developing and maintaining effective recruitment strategies, ensuring a diverse range of activities are executed in line with statutory and agency requirements to attract and support carers.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the full recruitment process for Foster and Kinship Carers, from initial enquiries to training and assessment.
• Develop and execute recruitment strategies, ensuring alignment with regional placement targets and statutory guidelines.
• Supervise and support the Recruitment and Panel team, including Recruitment Administrators and Assessing Social Workers, ensuring efficient workflow and high-quality outcomes.
• Organize recruitment events and promotional campaigns to raise awareness and attract potential foster carers.
• Maintain compliance with child protection policies, ensuring all processes prioritize the safety and welfare of children.

The base salary for this position is $106,389.92 - $111,092.80 per annum (based on 1.0EFT) + super + Salary packaging options up t $15,900 per annum. This is a full-time ongoing position.
About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll come with:

• Recognised social work qualification or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of family placement and/or children’s services at a senior level.
• Demonstrable experience of Foster Carer Recruitment.
• A solid understanding of relevant child protection legislation and government initiatives in Australian Capital Territory.
• A strong understanding of recruitment and marketing strategies to attract and retain high-quality foster carers.

My Key Assets

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

• Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodates flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
• Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
• Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face-to-face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
• Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!

The fine print

• Applications close: Friday 11 April 2025.
• For further information, please contact Lucy Mitchell, Territory Director at lucy.mitchell@keyassets.org.au.
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWVP.
• Full driver’s license and travel within the region/territory will be required.
• Due to the nature of our work, we operate an on-call roster. As such, willingness to participate in our on-call services is essential.

If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
While we’re reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media to #WeAreKeyAssets

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the full recruitment process for Foster and Kinship Carers, from initial enquiries to training and assessment.
• Develop and execute recruitment strategies, ensuring alignment with regional placement targets and statutory guidelines.
• Supervise and support the Recruitment and Panel team, including Recruitment Administrators and Assessing Social Workers, ensuring efficient workflow and high-quality outcomes.
• Organize recruitment events and promotional campaigns to raise awareness and attract potential foster carers.
• Maintain compliance with child protection policies, ensuring all processes prioritize the safety and welfare of children

To be successful in this role, you’ll come with:

• Recognised social work qualification or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of family placement and/or children’s services at a senior level.
• Demonstrable experience of Foster Carer Recruitment.
• A solid understanding of relevant child protection legislation and government initiatives in Australian Capital Territory.
• A strong understanding of recruitment and marketing strategies to attract and retain high-quality foster carers