Address- Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
- Competitive base salary + 11% super
- ToT allowance
- Monthly rostered day off
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 are seeking a Regional Practice Lead to manage and lead our Child Youth and Family Foster Care program within the to lead our multi-disciplinary team and drive quality outcomes for children, young people, their families, and carers in the Toowoomba region.
In this role, you will support and work within the framework of organisational program initiatives while managing a multi-disciplinary permanency support team by providing practice advice and support.
To succeed in this role, you will effectively provide local leadership by coordinating and facilitating quality and safeguarding systems and processes, while guiding the team to achieve business plan objectives.
This position is being offered as a Full-Time fixed term contract (ending 15/03/2025 and possibly becoming permanent thereafter) and is based at our office in Toowoomba.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide supervision and support to a multi-disciplinary team
- Guide and support the implementation of quality carer assessments, supervision, supports, and reviews.
- Work cooperatively with the Central Enquiry Team to manage carer engagement, recruitment, supervision, and support.
- Embed the CARE approach locally by leading a multi-disciplinary service delivery team to promote continuous improvement in service delivery.
- Provide input into the development of new programs and practice initiatives.
Skills & Experience
- Demonstrated experience in child protection/out-of-home care services/family support and preservation.
- Demonstrated experience working with and using evidence-informed practice models across multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in providing professional development through clinical supervision, training, coaching, and monitoring
- Proficient in best practice CARE and TCI Implementation
- Experience working in a culturally sensitive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a willingness to work and train in culturally appropriate approaches
Essential Requirements
- A tertiary qualification in social work, psychology or a relevant human service area
- Working knowledge of relevant QLD legislative and regulatory environment for areas of business responsibility
- Experience in recruitment, assessment, supervision, and support of foster carers.
- Current unrestricted driver's licence
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).
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
- Competitive base salary + 11% super
- ToT allowance
- $2000 annual meal & entertainment card for everyday living expenses (for example, mortgage or rent)
- A mobile phone and laptop
- A rostered day off per month
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Joelene at ***********@lwb.org.au with the subject heading ‘Regional Practice Lead – Toowoomba’.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice. Current application closing date is midnight Wednesday 3rd July 2024.
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. If you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face-to-face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)
