Glenhaven Family Care is a Christian Community Service organisation with strong values of Compassion, Hope, Respect, Integrity and Support. Our Vision is: Stronger families and individuals engaged in the community and supported to realise their potential. We achieve this through Family Support Services, Disability Support Services and Out of Home Care. If you are looking to be part of an organisation that is making a positive difference in the lives of others, then this is for you. We’re looking for a passionate Long Term Care (LTC) Worker to join our Out of Home Care (OoHC) team in a fulltime, permanent role, based at our Head office in Ulverstone. This role plays an important part in supporting foster carers and promoting the safety, wellbeing,and stability of children and young people in care. You will work closely with foster families, Child Safety Services, internal teams, and external stakeholders to help achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. If you are passionate about trauma-informed practice, building strong relationships, and making meaningful change, we would love to hear from you. About the Role As a LTC Worker, you will provide quality, trauma-informed support to foster carers while advocating for the needs of children and young people in care. This is an office-based role within a supportive and collaborative OoHC team, with regular engagement with carers, children and young people, and external agencies. You will have: A Diploma of Community Services or similar Previous experience in community services, child safety, foster care or a related field Excellent written and verbal communication skills A current unrestricted (P2 or above) Australian driver’s license A NDIS endorsed Working with Vulnerable People card or be able to obtain one A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check or happy to submit to one Responsibilities include: Training and assessing potential foster carers Conducting annual foster carer reviews Supporting carers to build skills and confidence in their role Assessing and advocating for the support needs of carers and children Maintaining regular contact with foster families to promote placement stability Participating in Care Team meetings and collaborative planning Building strong working relationships with Child Safety Services and other relevant agencies Preparing case notes, reports, and documentation within required timeframes Maintaining accurate case management records and financial documentation Working within relevant legislation, standards, and organisational policies If you are looking to join a committed team making a powerful difference in the lives of children, young people, and adults living with a disability, by supporting teams to be all they can be, then we would love to hear from you. Why work at Glenhaven? Glenhaven actively supports staff to have a healthy work / life balance An attractive salary Access to internal and external training opportunities and workplace mentoring An Employee Assistance Program and free and confidential counselling service As a not-for-profit organisation, our permanent employees are able to take advantage of salary packaging to receive up to $15,900 of their salary tax-free, as well as additional meal and entertainment benefits Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for the role. Applications close 5pm Sunday 14 June 2026
