Description:
About the Organisation
Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About the role
As a House Manager, you will work in partnership with a Therapeutic Specialist and Case Manager to lead the implementation of the CARE model and ensure a safe, homelike environment that supports Children & Young People in our care to thrive.
You will lead, motivate and mentor a team of dedicated youth support workers within a therapeutic residential setting support a young person who is non verbal, whilst also supporting this Young Person to develop independent living skills, engage in education and remain positively connected to their team of Care Workers, Families, and broader community connections.
This Permanent Full Time role that will lead and oversee the daily operation of our new therapeutic care home in the Central Coast.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage home in accordance with the CARE model, legislation, relevant standards, LWB policies and procedures and funding body requirements
- Provide direct care and support to children and young people within a residential care setting.
- Be actively present in the home environment, providing role modelling to staff
- Oversee and participate in the planning and implementation of therapeutic care plans
- Model and support staff in applying the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) system
- Manage, support and provide reflective supervision to your team
Skills & Experience
- A Diploma of Community Services, Youth work or related (A qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience)
- Previous Leadership experience in services that support Children & Young people, such as OOHC and ITC settings
- Experience supporting people with disabilities, complex health needs and those whom exhibit pain based behaviours of concern
- Ability to provide supervision and support to a team of Therapeutic Care Workers, to embed the delivery of therapeutic models of support to Children & Young People.
- Current First Aid (HLTAID003 or HLTAID011) & CPR (HLTAID009) Certificate/s
- Current Drivers Licence
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NSW Working with Children Check and NSW Residential Care Workers Register check.
Benefits
- Discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around at one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
- 5 weeks of annual leave per year
- Paid face to face training within your first 12 months of employment including TCI & CARE Training
- 8-day induction program
- 24-hour management support with a National After-Hours Service team
- Generous Salary Packaging benefits - $15,900 per year, tax free!
- Employee benefits program, including access to discounted health insurance, car servicing and travel club membership.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Emma Kennedy at ***********@lwb.org.au
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice
Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.