House Manager (Intensive Therapeutic Care – Significant Disabilities). Maximum Term – Nowra.

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

As a House Manager, you will work in partnership with a Therapeutic Specialist and Case Manager to lead the implementation of the CARE model and ensure a safe, homelike environment that supports Children & Young People in our care to thrive. 

You will lead, motivate and mentor a team of dedicated youth support workers within a therapeutic residential setting, whilst also supporting Young People to develop independent living skills, engage in education and remain positively connected to their team of Care Workers, Families, and broader community connections. 

Learn more about Life Without Barriers services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/

Our Young Person lives with an intellectual disability and also displays challenging behaviours. Therefore, our ideal candidate will need to demonstrate experience supporting Young People who live with intellectual disabilities, be comfortable assisting with personal care and have knowledge of trauma and pain-based behaviours. 

We have one Maximum Term 6-month position available.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage home in accordance with the CARE model, legislation, relevant standards, LWB policies and procedures and funding body requirements.
• Provide direct care and support to young people within a residential care setting (including but not limited to assisting with daily routines such as wake up, bedtime, personal care and meals).
• Be actively present in the home environment, providing role modelling to staff.
• Oversee and participate in the planning and implementation of therapeutic care plans.
• Model and support staff in applying the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) system.
• Manage, support and provide reflective supervision to your team.

Skills & Experience

• A Diploma of Community Services, Youth work or related (A qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience)
• 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 who 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 (HLTAID009) Certificate/s.
• Current Drivers Licence.

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.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NSW Working with Children Check and NSW Residential Care Workers Register check.

Benefits

• Discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around at one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
• 5 weeks annual leave per year
• 24-hour management support available
• Generous Salary Packaging Benefits – claim up to $15,900 per year, tax free!

Additional Support 

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs. AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.  

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 Donna Lynch at donna.lynch@lwb.org.au     

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 1 December.  

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.