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
The Carer Practice Manager is a leadership position within Life Without Barriers child youth and families program, it is also part of the Senior Leadership Team and directly reports to the Victorian State Director.
One of the key focus areas for this role is developing and implementing strategies, systems and tools that provide support, communication, recognition and contribute to the overall retention of carers.
The role will provide leadership in building the Carer Experience through leading a team of staff across several divisions across Victoria.
This role oversees the recruitment, pre accreditation compliance, training assessment and development of all foster carers across the Victorian out of home care program.
The role also oversees the induction of new carers into LWB and to support the transition of newly approved carers to the family-based care placement support teams.
This full-time maternity cover (until June 2025) position offers the flexibility to be based anywhere across Victoria. The incumbent will have the flexibility to work from either home or office settings, promoting a harmonious blend of work and personal life. As this role requires regular travel within the VIC region, with an annual vehicle allowance of $17,500 provided.
Key Responsibilities
Skills & Experience
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Benefits.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click Apply and follow the prompts. For confidential enquiries including persons with disability that require application adjustments, contact Zina at zina.campbell@lwb.org.au with the subject heading Carer Practice Manager.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice. Current application closing date is midnight 30th April 2024.
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 here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA )
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.
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