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

Lead, motivate and mentor a team of dedicated therapeutic care workers in providing trauma informed care and support to children and young people with disability, who have backgrounds of trauma, abuse and /or neglect. 

You will play a key role in supporting the Young People in our care to develop independent living skills, engagement in education and remain positively connected to their team of Care Workers, Families and broader community connections.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage home in accordance with the CARE model, legislation, relevant standards, LWB policies and procedures and funding body requirements
• Model and support staff in applying the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) system
• Be actively present in the home environment, providing role modelling to staff
• Oversee and participate in the planning and implementation of therapeutic care plans
• Manage, support and provide reflective supervision to your team
• Provide an environment free of abuse, harm and exploitation for the Children & Young people we support

Skills & Experience

• A relevant bachelor’s degree (or relevant diploma currently working towards a bachelor)
• 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 (HLTAID001 OR HLTAID009) Certificate/s
• Australian Drivers Licence

Benefits

• Do work that matters at one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Supportive local leadership team to guide & mentor your development
• Fantastic salary packaging benefits through Maxxia -  up to $15,900 per year, tax free!

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 Kristy Crowe at [email protected] using the subject line: Home Manager - Intensive Therapeutic Care - Significant Disabilities - Central Coast enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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

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)