Careers

About the role

As part of our Newcastle team, you will be responsible for leading, motivating and mentoring a team of dedicated youth support workers within a therapeutic residential setting. You'll play a key role in 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. 

The Children & Young People we care for have experienced backgrounds of trauma, abuse and/or neglect and may also have a mental health, physical or psychosocial disability so 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 for the Children & Young People in our care.

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 within a residential care setting. 
• Be actively present in the home environment, providing role modelling to staff
• Oversee and participate in the planning and implementation of therapeutic care plans
• Model and support staff in applying the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) system
• Manage, support and provide reflective supervision to your team
• Create and maintain rostering and staff availability patterns to ensure rosters are within budget and supports healthy work/life balance for all team members.

Benefits: 

• Do work that matters at one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• 5 weeks of annual leave per year
• Paid face to face training within your first 12 months of employment including TCI & CARE Training
• 8-day induction program
• 24-hour management support with a National After-Hours Service team
• Generous Salary Packaging benefits - $15,900 per year, tax free!
• Employee benefits program, including access to discounted health insurance, car servicing and travel club membership.

Skills & Experience

• A Diploma of Community Services, Youth work 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
• 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 (HLTAID001 OR HLTAID009) Certificate/s
• Current Drivers Licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NSW Working with Children Check and NSW Residential Care Workers Register check.

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 Emma Kennedy at recruitment@lwb.org.au