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. 

About the Role

                                 Employment Type:  Maximum Term, Full Time contract

                                Contract End Date: 30 June 2026

                                 Location: Toowoomba with flexible hybrid working arrangements

Due to exciting internal movements, we are currently seeking 2 x Program Managers to join our Child, Youth & Family team in Toowoomba.

As a Program Manager, you will lead and develop teams and carers to deliver holistic, trauma informed support to children and young people in our residential care, foster and kinship care services. You will also be responsible for ensuring services are delivered as per best practice and aligned to funding and contractual obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and support to a team of Child & Family Practitioners and Youth Workers.
• Monitor team caseloads and offer practical hands-on support where needed.
• Ensure programs are delivered to a high standard and in line with client needs, funding, budgets & business plans
• Ensure compliance with service delivery legislation, standards, contracts & policy.
• Proactively identify risks and emerging issues impacting service delivery

Skills & Experience

• Recognised Human Services or other relevant qualification.
• Significant experience in the child protection and out of home care sector.
• Strong coordination, leadership and peer support skills.
• Highly developed critical thinking and reflective practice skills
• High level communication, influencing, liaison, negotiation and mediation skills.
• Current Drivers Licence.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and any relevant stated based checks.

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 Thursday 19^th June 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.

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.