Area Manager (Family based Care). Maximum Term, Full Time - Sydney North

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

Leading our Sydney North Family Based Care team, you will supervise and mentor a small group of Case Managers and Therapeutic Permanency Specialists. Your responsibilities include ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based support that addresses the safety and well-being of Children and Young People under our care, actively contributing to their individual permanency goals. With the support of the Regional Director (Family Based Care), you will play a pivotal role in meeting service contracts, providing valuable insights into the planning, development, growth, and execution of services offered by Life Without Barriers.

This position is offered on a Full Time, Maximum Term contract until July 2024 and is based from our Baulkham Hills office, with hybrid working arrangements also available. The role involves regular travel within the Sydney North region, and an annualized vehicle allowance is included in the remuneration package.

Key Responsibilities

• Model and lead the required work environment, culture, systems and processes necessary to embed standards, behaviours and practices consistent with the values, work health and safety, policy & legislative requirements and pillars of practice.
• Monitor, coach, support, motivate and develop team members.
• Drive innovation in service delivery to maximise outcomes for children and young people.
• Manage the delivery of client services through Child, Youth & Family teams and ensure the local area complies with corporate policies & processes, the Strategic Plan, business plan and the relevant statutory regulations, funding agreements and accreditation standards.
• Ensure the appropriate management of risks and issues arising in the course of service management in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintain and develop positive working relationships with key external stakeholders and partners, including funding and accreditation bodies.
• Ensure the Local region operates within the approved budget. 

 Skills & Experience

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree within Human Services or a related discipline
• Current drivers’ licence 
• Demonstrated experience in the leadership and management of Out of Home Care / Child Protection Services
• Working knowledge of the NSW Permanency Support Program
• Ability to manager services and programs within an operational budget
• Demonstrated experience working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds with specific reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and to deliver high quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.

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

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Benefits: 

• Generous Salary Packaging benefits - $15,900 per year, tax free!
• $17,500 Annual Vehicle Allowance.
• Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)

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 recruitment@lwb.org.au  

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 3rd December 2023

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.

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)