Join our Family Services Team.

• Lead recruitment, assessment and training for new and existing foster carers.
• Starting from $51/ph. + super + salary packaging to boost your take-home pay.
• Permanent full-time role + supportive team + hybrid WFH options available.

Your new role

You’ll play a key role in helping more children and young people access safe, stable and nurturing care. You’ll walk alongside new and existing foster carers through recruitment, assessment, Shared Lives training and early support, ensuring they feel confident, informed and ready to make a difference.

You’ll lead information sessions, complete Step-by-Step assessments, provide regular supervision, and work closely with intake to understand the needs of each placement and keep the back-of-house admin in order. Every interaction you have with a carer directly contributes to stronger outcomes for children and young people in Southern & Bayside Melbourne.

You’ll be part of a supportive, values-led team that collaborates closely, shares knowledge, and takes a trauma-informed approach. With structured supervision, reflective practice and opportunities to guide group learning, your work will be varied, purposeful and will continually develop your capability.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Enjoy a range of benefits that support you:

• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You’ll bring the professional experience, judgement and compassion needed to guide foster carers through every stage of their journey.

You will also bring:

• Minimum Bachelor qualification in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or a related field is a must.
• Experience working with children and young people who have experienced trauma or abuse.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to build trust, work confidentially, and communicate clearly with carers and stakeholders.
• Commitment to values-led, trauma-informed, child-safe practice.

 View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY today. We’ll review applications as they come in and schedule interviews for early January 2026.

If you have questions, please call or message Stacey Hopkins on 0479 191 871 during business hours.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania. 

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTIQA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.