Regional Practice Lead
1 day ago
**Job no**: 504987
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Toowoomba & Darling Downs
**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**
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Regional Practice Lead to join our Child, Youth & Family team in Toowoomba.
In this role you will provide expert guidance and practice leadership across our Foster Care, Residential Care, and Youth Housing and Reintegration (YHaRS) Services. This position plays a vital part in enhancing practice quality, upholding safeguarding standards, and achieving quality outcomes for children, young people, families and carers within our programs.
This is a **Full Time, Maximum Term contract position (12 months)**. Whilst based at our Toowoomba office, hybrid work arrangements are also offered.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide evidence-based leadership across Foster Care, Residential Care, and YHaRS programs, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed practice.
- Support the delivery of carer assessments, supervision, and reviews aligned with LWB policies and care models.
- Ensure compliance with legislation, policy, and practice standards across OOHC and youth services.
- Lead consistent implementation of care frameworks such as CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).
- Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and the adoption of new practice models.
- Coach and supervise staff to build capability and support high performance.
**Skills & Experience**
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or a related human services field.
- Current Driver’s Licence.
- Proven experience in child protection, family support, or youth services.
- Experience providing practice leadership across Foster Care, Residential, and/or Youth Housing settings.
- Strong knowledge of legislative and regulatory frameworks related to out of home care and youth services.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop multidisciplinary teams and embed evidence-based practices.
- Cultural competence and commitment to working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
**Benefits**
- Based at our Toowoomba office with Flexible Hybrid working arrangements.
- Monthly rostered day off (RDO)
- Generous Employee Benefits
- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More
**How to Apply**
**Applications close at midnight on Sunday 25**th** May 2025**
**Advertised**: 09 May 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 25 May 2025 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time
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