Residential House Manager

Division: Northern CPPYJ- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150- Req ID: 69756**House Manager**
**Residential Care**

**Sherwood Program Western Sydney Hub**

**Location: Parramatta**
**Full-time, x2 Ongoing Opportunities**
**Grade 7/8 - $106,025 - $117,363 **p.a. **+ superannuation and annual leave loading**
**Flexible work practices including flexible working hours, 35-hour week and flex leave**

**About us**

DCJ Statewide Services, Intensive Support Services (ISS) provide a diverse and dynamic work environment with a central focus on supporting children, young people, their carers and families to reach their potential. We are seeking motivated and experienced House Managers to support the establishment of the Sherwood Program - Western Sydney Hub: a new DCJ delivered residential care program in the Greater Western Sydney area caring for children and young people while a kinship, foster care, or other carer-based placement is identified.

ISS deliver all programs in strong partnership with internal and external service providers.

Join us to extend your knowledge, experience, and skills.

**Your role**

You will be responsible for leading and developing a team of carers to create a therapeutic living environment to support children and young people.

The House Manager is responsible for:

- Designing and implementing daily routines and planned strategies
- Managing budgets and the day to day operation of the unit including staff rosters
- Supervising and coordinating individual support services and direct care for residents including health, education and community participation strategies
- Incident management including review of incident and activity reports.

**What we’re looking for**
- Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Be on call out of hours at agreed times to provide direction and advice.
- A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel.
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

Successful applicant may also require entry on to the OCG Residential Carer’s Register

**Download the role description**

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career.
- Flexible, autonomous work environment.
- Competitive pay and conditions.
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- Please provide detailed examples of how you meet the responsibilities of the role.

**Applications close - **11:59pm, Sunday, 6 October 2024.

**Got a question?**

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**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.