Careers

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 Area Manager,  you will lead a team of Case Managers and Manager Caseworks to ensure quality, evidence-based support is provided to meet the safety and wellbeing of Children and Young People, their families and carers within our care.

You’ll play a key role in the delivery of service provide meaningful contribution to the development and execution of services delivered by Life Without Barriers.

This is a Permanent Full Time position, based from either our Gosford or Newcastle office, with hybrid working arrangements also offered.  Regular travel throughout the Central Coast & Lake Macquarie region is a requirement, and an annualised vehicle allowance is included in the remuneration package.

Learn more about Life Without Barriers' services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/

Key Responsibilities

• Lead our family based care team to achieve safety, wellbeing, and permanency goals for children and young people in care.
• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of services to drive quality outcomes for children, young people, families and carers. 
• Provide coaching, supervision, and development opportunities to team members.
• Ensure the local area adheres to budget, policies, regulations, and service standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including funding and accreditation bodies.
• Ensure the appropriate management of risks and issues arising in the course of service management in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Drive innovation in service delivery to maximise outcomes for children and young people and working closely with the Regional Director to explore business opportunities.

 Skills & Experience

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree within Human Services or a related discipline
• Current drivers’ licence 
• Demonstrated experience in the leadership and management of Out of Home Care / Child Protection Services.
• Demonstrated experience in carer retention and carer growth activities
• Working knowledge of the NSW Permanency Support Program
• Ability to manager services and programs within an operational budget
• Demonstrated experience working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds with specific reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and to deliver high quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Kristy Crowe via recruitment@lwb.org.au

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 18^th May 2025

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.