About the Organisation 

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit 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.     

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 

Permanent full-time position based in Orange, with occasional travel to Bathurst, responsible for developing and implementing therapeutic case plans for a case load of up to 6 young people with trauma backgrounds who are living in 24/7 residential care.

To be successful in this permanent full-time role, you must have previous experience working with young people in out of home care and managing complex caseloads.

Along with locals to the Western region, we are also interested in talking with experienced Case Managers that are interested in a supported relocation opportunity to Orange. If you are familiar with Orange and have fallen in love with the fantastic food, wine and scenery, this could be an opportunity for you to become one of the friendly locals.

Key Responsibilities  

• Develop and implement high quality therapeutic case plans
• Record, monitor and review goals to ensure ongoing relevance to the young person
• Attend shifts within the intensive therapeutic care homes
• Meet with young people and family members to gather input for case plans
• Coordinate and network with other stakeholders to achieve case plan goals
• Participate in an on-call roster as required 
• Meet all compliance requirements within OCG guidelines and other regulatory frameworks
• Engage meaningfully with children and young people to ensure their care need are met

Skills & Experience 

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or a relevant diploma working towards a degree
• Case management experience within out of home care
• Understanding of current casework practices for children and young people 
• Understanding of trauma and its effects on children and young people
• Current NSW unrestricted drivers’ licence 

Benefits: 

• Car for work and personal use
• Up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits
• Monthly rostered days off (think 12 extra-long weekends per year!)
• Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets such as department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants and MORE
• Meaningful work opportunity at one of Australia’s leading social purpose organisations.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

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 Kestra Caller at [email protected], using the subject line: Case Manager, Intensive Therapeutic Care - Orange enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).