• Excellent salary sacrificing tax benefits | A rostered day off per month
• Work within the CARE framework | Foster care and residential settings
• Degree qualification in Human Services or related discipline – essential

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

Based at our office in Maroochydore, we have a rare opportunity for an experienced Operations Manager to lead and support the service delivery and growth our Child, Youth and Family program on the North Coast.

This role will suit someone who is highly motivated, strategic and able to quickly grasp and respond to local needs. You will have experience in the senior management of out of home care programs. You will use your business acumen and interpersonal skills to engage and work with multiple stakeholders, as well as promote LWB as a quality service provider.  

Working in line with the CARE model you will strive to enhance the lives of young people in a residential setting, general and intensive kinship and foster care & the HIPPY program, incorporating a therapeutic, trauma informed approach within the daily structure and purposeful programming.

There is a strong emphasis on leading your team to provide a secure base for our young people within the home, liaising with culturally appropriate services, and providing opportunities for the young people to connect with the culture in which they identify within. 

Skills & Experience  

• Degree qualification in Human Services or related discipline
• Significant management experience in a similar program (Intensive Foster Care and/or Residential)
• Demonstrated understanding of Child Protection policies and framework
• Familiarity with TCI and the CARE principles will be highly regarded
• A demonstrated commitment to the care and protection of children and young people
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership and development
• Advanced interpersonal/communication skills, including verbal, written and negotiation
• Demonstrated ability in time management and organisational skills
• Well-developed problem solving skills
• Ability to use initiative, think laterally and strategically, and meet deadlines and produce quality work under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds with specific reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Ability to manage issues, risks and contentious matters
• Current Drivers Licence

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

Benefits

• Competitive base salary + $17,000 vehicle allowance + super
• A mobile phone, laptop, on-call roster allowance
• A rostered day off per month
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Salary packaging tax benefits, Meal & Entertainment benefit, novated leasing
• Travel club membership, discounted health insurance & discounted vehicle servicing to mention a few

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For confidential enquiries including persons with disability that require application adjustments, contact [email protected] using the subject line: Operations Manager - Child, Youth & Family - Maroochydore enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 0472 878 367.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

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)