Graduate Program - Foster Care and Adoption

Transform lives, every single day 

Do you want a career that means more? 

At Anglicare, we bring the strength, support and structure to help you build a career with purpose. We have been serving vulnerable communities for more than 170 years, supporting over 40,000 people each year through person-centred care and services. 

Your opportunity 

In this 24-month graduate program, you will be working directly with children, young people and families navigating the foster care and adoption system. Building relationships with foster carers, supporting children through placement, working with families, and advocating for every child's right to safety, stability and belonging.  

  
You will have a dedicated supervisor, a senior practice mentor, and a structured learning program built for this stage of your career. You will not be managing a full caseload from week one. But you will be doing real work, with real people, that matters.  
  
You will not be one of a large cohort finding your own way. You will be one of two practitioners in this stream, known by name, supervised closely, and genuinely invested in.  

You will begin your program embedded in our Foster Care and Adoption team. From there, rotations across Anglicare's Community and Mission division are shaped by organisational needs and, where possible, your interests and development goals.  

 
  
The Program 
  

Structured graduate programs in NSW community services are rare. NFP ones even rarer. This is one of them. Co-designed with Anglicare's senior practice leaders, the structure, supervision model and learning framework were built specifically to develop the next generation of practitioners in this field. You will be supported by experienced practitioners within their teams.  

With integrity, compassion and resilience, you will: 

• Work alongside experienced practitioners in foster care and adoption 

• Support children, young people, families and foster carers 

• Participate in supervision, mentoring and peer learning 

• Build practical skills through real client work and structured development 

• Contribute to safe, stable and supportive outcomes for children and families 

What you’ll bring 

You are ready to begin your career in community services and want to do work that has real impact. 

You understand the importance of safety, trust and consistency when working with children, young people and families. You are reflective, curious and willing to learn from experienced practitioners. 

You will need: 

• Bachelor of Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or a related degree 

• Completion of at least one supervised placement as part of your degree 

• Graduation by December 2026 

• Current NSW Driver Licence 

• Working with Children Check and National Police Check, or willingness to obtain these before commencement 

• Permanent work rights in Australia 

• Commitment to the full 2-year graduate program 

Previous experience in child and family services is welcome but not required. 

Why Anglicare? 

Benefits include: 

• 24 months of supported practice 

• $84,000 base salary + super 

• Not-for-profit salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax-free 

• Individual supervision and peer learning 

• Dedicated professional development days 

• Support into permanent roles within Community and Mission, subject to suitable vacancies 

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Access to employee benefits and discounts 

Are you ready for a career that means more? 

To apply, click Apply and submit your resumé and cover letter. 

Applications open August 19th 2026 and close September 2nd 2026.

For a confidential conversation about the program, contact Louisa Afful at [email protected]. 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. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.