About Us

At Anglicare Southern Queensland, we believe everyone has a story.

For more than 150 years, we've supported Queenslanders through life's challenges and opportunities. Our Children, Youth & Families team is committed to creating safe, stable and nurturing environments where children and young people can thrive.

About the Role

At Anglicare Southern Queensland, we believe everyone has a story.

For more than 150 years, we've supported Queenslanders through life's challenges and opportunities. Our Children, Youth & Families team is committed to creating safe, stable and nurturing environments where children and young people can thrive.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and collaborative leader to join our Children, Youth & Families team as a Coordinator - Foster & Kinship Care .

This is a Permanent Full-Time opportunity (76 hours per fortnight) offering a pay rate of $58.37 per hour .

Working across Maroochydore and Gympie , you will lead a team of Practitioners and, where applicable, Youth Workers, providing supervision, coaching and support to deliver high-quality services for foster and kinship carers, children and young people.

You will play a key role in ensuring quality practice, legislative compliance and positive outcomes for children and young people in care. Working closely with another Coordinator and the Service Manager, you will contribute to service excellence, continuous improvement and strong stakeholder partnerships across the region.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, coach and supervise a team of Practitioners and Youth Workers.
- Support quality case management and positive outcomes for children, young people and carers.




- Ensure compliance with legislative, licensing and organisational requirements.
- Oversee care planning, assessments, reporting and service delivery.
- Build strong relationships with carers, Child Safety Services and key stakeholders.
- Foster a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture.
- Drive quality improvement, compliance and best practice across the program.
- Participate in a shared after-hours on-call roster as required.

About You

You are an experienced child protection professional with strong leadership capability and a passion for supporting children, young people and carers to thrive.

Essential Requirements

- Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, Behavioural Science or a related discipline.
- Current Blue Card.
- Current Licensed Care Service (LCS) credential.
- Current Queensland Driver Licence.
- Ability and willingness to undertake regular travel between Maroochydore, Gympie and surrounding service locations.
- Ability and willingness to work outside standard business hours and participate in an after-hours on-call roster when required.

Skills & Experience

- Experience in child protection and/or out-of-home care services.
- Demonstrated leadership and people management capability.
- Sound knowledge of child protection legislation and trauma-informed practice.




- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and case management skills.
- Ability to manage complex situations and achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and carers.
- Experience working within quality and compliance frameworks.

Why you’ll love working with Anglicare Southern Queensland

- Voted Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand in Aged Care seven consecutive years in a row.
- Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Reduce your taxable income by up to $18,550).
- Novated Lease – pay for your car and running costs with pre-tax dollars!
- Benefits App – Discounts and cash back at retailers (Woollies, Big W, Myer & more!).
- Wellbeing App – Mental, Physical and Financial wellbeing support.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program & Pastoral Care Support.

What happens now

Apply now by submitting your current resume and an optional cover letter, and by answering a few short application questions.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process or would like more information, please contact Helen on [email protected]

Please Note: We are actively shortlisting and interviewing as applications come through. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental ill health. We promote a child-secure environment and are committed to providing ongoing care and protection.

📌 Coordinator Foster and Kinship Care (Gympie)
🏢 Anglicare Southern Queensland
📍 Gympie