Welcome aboard!
We’re thrilled to have you join our team of incredibly passionate people; staff, foster and kinship carers, and health specialists who, like you, are motivated by a desire to make a real and lasting positive difference in a child’s life.
The ability to care for a child is a gift. On behalf of the thousands of children in Australia who are unable to live safely with their family at this time, we thank you.
This library has been created to give you quick and easy access to all the documentation you need for your carer journey. You can also access the Carer guide for more general information and support.
General resources
This is where you can find general information about Life Without Barriers, as well as local/state information for your journey as a carer. Important forms are also located here for your easy access.
Policies
This section covers all the policies around care, codes of conduct and information like baby sitting, medication and water safety.
- Wellbeing in care information sheet
- Policy - Wellbeing in care
- Medication Management for Children and Young People in OOHC (guideline)
- Safety Handbook
- National Water Safety Policy Factsheet
- Water Safety Policy
- UN Convention Rights of the Child
- Charter of Rights for Tasmanian Children in Out of Home Care
- Overnight Stays Guideline
- Mandatory Reporting
- Babysitters
Support for carers
This section covers support for carers in aspects of ongoing training, respite and financial support.
Therapeutic care
This section covers resources relating to the CARE model that guides our work with children and their families.
Foster care phases
Information organised for you that cover the different stages you go through when caring for a child.
Safety
This section covers resources relating to the safety of children. It highlights safety for fire, water, vehicle and online safety.