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Therapeutic Support Manager - Intensive Therapeutic Care - Mt Druitt

Lifestyle Solutions
  • Permanent Full Time Opportunity/Mt Druitt and surrounds location
  • Supportive Team/Ongoing Training & Development
  • Competitive Salary/Salary Sacrifice options

Own It - How we get the job done

Our Intensive Therapeutic Care Team in Sydney is seeking a passionate and dedicated Therapeutic Support Manager to enable our Children & Young People to improve their quality of life, participation in the community and provide excellent support and guidance to our dedicated Therapeutic Support Workers within the Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) Program.

Our Therapeutic Support Managers create a safe, home like environment and ensure the coordination of all services, guaranteeing the needs of our Children & Young People are being met.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Day to day management of the Intensive Therapeutic Care Home; creating a home like environment that reflects the NSW OOHC standards, individual care needs, values, strengths, abilities, culture, personalities, and aspirations of the CYP who live there
  • Provide leadership and guidance to the TSWs within the Intensive Therapeutic Care team
  • Managing and maintaining appropriate staffing levels
  • Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of case plan and leaving care plans
  • Coordinating the completion of life story work
  • Working with the Clinical Team, Therapeutic Support Managers, Case Managers and TSW's to get the best possible outcomes for the CYP with in our service
  • Ensuring that you and all TSW uphold, are aware of, respect and implement the rights of the CYP

Make It Matter - What you will bring to make a difference in other's lives

  • Relevant Management experience of CYP in OOHC who have a disability and/or with complex care needs due to trauma-based background.
  • Minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
  • Experience managing staff who regularly face crisis situations in the course of their work.
  • Knowledge and demonstrated experience to work within the relevant legislation, OOHC Standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Capacity to apply culturally appropriate practices with Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse communities
  • Excellent oral and written communication and demonstrated administration skills and computer literacy
  • Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary teams and in partnership with other services, and to receive feedback and guidance
  • Current drivers licence
  • Willingness to work out of business hours.
  • Working with Children Check

Keep Calm & Be Happy - How you will interact with people and other benefits

Joining Lifestyle Solutions makes you feel like you are making a difference in people's lives. Our team is here because they care, and because of this, we have an enriching and rewarding culture within our teams. Other benefits include:

  • Laptop and Mobile
  • Hourly rate based on SCHADS 5
  • Salary packaging options
  • Employee Recognition & Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Discounts with partner organisations including private health insurance, computer suppliers, tyre and auto, and travel discounts

Respect - Who we are and why we do it

We’re people who care. Lifestyle Solutions provides services to people with disability, young people and children in Out Of Home Care, their families and communities. Our customers receive services designed to meet their everyday needs and support them to achieve their goals. Our national workforce is committed to providing service that is reliable, responsive, flexible, friendly, empathetic and caring.

We believe everyone is equal.

We stand for everyone in society having equal opportunity and equal respect. We do this by providing our customers access to quality services and dedicated people who make a real difference in their lives. We believe this is everyone's fundamental right. You can learn more about us here.

Join Us - Next step

All applications must be lodged online, please click on Apply Now.

If you have any additional questions please contact Sara Buchanan on [email protected] using the subject line: Therapeutic Support Manager - Intensive Therapeutic Care - Mt Druitt enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period and reserve the right to close this advert prior to the advertised date.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are committed to diversity and inclusion in our organisation. We welcome diversity in all its forms; applications from under-represented communities and groups are strongly encouraged. We can provide adjustments to the recruitment process if required; please contact the Talent Team on 02 4014 7800 to discuss how we can help.

Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

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