• Ensure children and young people feel supported and heard with the underpinned support of our CARE practice framework.
• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Monthly rostered day off 
• Tool of trade vehicle available for personal use – fuel card included!
• Generous Salary Packaging benefits – $15,900 per year, tax free!
• $2000 annual meal & entertainment card for everyday living expenses (for example, mortgage or rent).

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 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.  

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 Senior Child and Family Practitioner provides coaching and direction to relevant staff to ensure they understand and fulfil the requirements of their role; promotes reflective practice; delivers relevant practice-specific workplace training to staff; and may provide direct assistance and support where required such as complex case reviews.

Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, this position is being offered as Permanent Full-Time based from our office in Maroochydore with flexible working from home arrangements. A Tool of Trade vehicle (including fuel card) will also be allocated to the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages the delivery of client case work services of Family Based Care teams and ensures the case management services complies with LWB policies & processes and the relevant statutory regulations, funding agreements and accreditation standards.
• Provide case management to children, young people and their families with complex support needs in accordance with the CARE principles, LWB practice models, policies and procedures.
• Lead a culture of reflective practice and provide regular supervision, coaching, development and support to case management staff to deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and their families.
• Complete assessment, planning, review and referral for children and young people with complex support needs using endorsed and approved policy, procedures and tools
• Promote and lead the implementation of organisational practice related initiatives, including supporting the ongoing activities to embed Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and the CARE model, to support a shared language and shared understanding of best practice.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services or related discipline.
• Knowledge of TCI and CARE frameworks will be highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role in case work with children, young people and families.
• Demonstrated experience in practice leadership and / or developing and implementing practice improvement strategies to improve service delivery.
• Current Unrestricted Australian Drivers 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 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• A fantastic, positive, and supportive team culture
• Monthly Rostered Day Off 
• Flexible working hours, including work from home possibilities
• Tool of trade vehicle available for personal use – fuel card included!
• Generous Salary Packaging benefits – $15,900 per year, tax free!
• $2000 annual meal & entertainment card for everyday living expenses (for example, mortgage or rent).
• Novated Car Lease – pay no GST on the purchase price of new car
• Ongoing training and mentorship
• Growing organisation with great career 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 [email protected] with the subject heading ‘Senior Child & Family Practitioner – Sunshine Coast’

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 9th November 2022. 

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 may 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) [link removed]