Therapeutic Care Manager

**Introduction**:
ABOUT US

**Description**:
ABOUT THE ROLE

Strive Community Care provides therapeutic home environments for children and young people with histories of complex trauma, abuse and neglect.

Strive Community Care utilises a strong Therapeutic Framework and unique CREATE Model of Care with a focus on establishing holistic safety for children involved in OOHC. Children and young people are provided with a sense of family, support to heal, opportunity to positively connect with others, and rebuild their lives.

We are now looking for a Therapeutic Care Manager to play a key role in supporting children and young persons in their healing journey through capably managing a number of residential OOHC programs in the South-West Brisbane region (our office is located in Seventeen Mile Rocks). Regular attendance at the programs is required although administration duties are normally completed from the office, residential program, or home in a flexible arrangement.

This full-time permanent position is normally required to work full-time hours Monday-Friday with some weekend on-call management work required.

**Duties of the successful applicant include**:

- Manage the daily operations of a small number of therapeutic residential OOHC programs in the South-West (Ipswich) region including safety planning, crisis response, and person-centred strategies.
- Embedding a therapeutic framework by overseeing best practice implementation of Children and Young People’s tailored care, and fostering an outcomes-focused team through the CREATE Model of Care.
- Development and management of program rosters.
- Provide leadership, supervision, and mentoring to care teams of Therapeutic Care Workers.
- Responsible for meeting OOHC reporting requirements for programs and ensuring that appropriate documentation is kept in line with regulatory and legislative standards.
- Administration and accountability of finance and program planning.
- Occasional after-hours and on-call duties.

**Skills and Experiences**:
ABOUT YOU

The successful applicant/s will require the following Qualifications and Experience:

- Ideally degree qualified (Social Work, Psychology, etc), although having a minimum Certificate IV qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. Youth Work, Social Work, Social Science, Counselling) is essential.
- Relevant managerial experience in residential OOHC is essential with strong understanding of practice, legislative/regulatory, and staff support requirements. Experience in developing case plans/safety plans/behaviour support plans, case noting, and report writing is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in working effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families, and communities.
- Current HLTAID003 Provide First Aid Certificate or equivalent is essential.
- Valid unrestricted Australian drivers licence
- Valid Blue Card and Yellow Card
- Valid National Police Clearance
- Experience in working with young people with complex trauma is essential.

**BENEFITS**:
Aside from an attractive salary, Strive offers a robust induction training program, monthly supervision, has a focus on supporting the wellbeing of staff, and provides ongoing professional development opportunities.

Strive Community Care is a Child Safe organisation and will require the successful applicant to complete pre-employment checks including a Criminal History Check and a Positive Notice Blue Card. Strive Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud of our diverse workforce. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with disabilities to apply.