House Manager

**Job no**: 504049
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Sydney
**Categories**: Disability, Child, Youth & Family
- **Discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around at one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations**:

- **Up to 5 weeks annual leave per year**:

- **Generous Salary Packaging Benefits - claim up to $15,900 per year, tax free**:

- **24 hour management support available**

***About the role**

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.

As we expand our services to increase support for children and young people in need, we're opening a new therapeutic care home in **Bronte** and are seeking a passionate House Manager to join our team.

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 with Disabilities (aged 12 -17 years) to thrive. You will lead, motivate and mentor a team of specialist disability & youth support workers within a therapeutic residential setting, whilst also supporting Children & 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 children and young people with disabilities within a residential care setting (Including high levels of personal care)
- Be actively present in the home environment, working alongside and role modelling to your team members.
- 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 (or higher) of Community Services, Youth work, Disability 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 whom 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

***How to Apply**

***Applications close at midnight on Sunday 22**nd** September 2024**

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.

**Advertised**: 12 Sep 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 22 Sep 2024 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time