Intensive Therapeutic Care Home Manager

**Job no**: 504495
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast
**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family

**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.

**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.
- 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._

**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

**How to Apply**

**Applications close Wednesday 22 January 2025**

**Advertised**: 07 Jan 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 22 Jan 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time