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Life Without Barriers
Case Manager (Therapeutic Supported Independent Living). Permanent Part Time
Lismore
PART TIME
September 23, 2024
Employment type: Part Time
Location: Lismore & Far North Coast
Categories: Child, Youth & Family
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
In this role you will be responsible for developing and implementing therapeutic case plans for the individual needs and goals of children and young people in our Therapeutic Supported Independent Living (TSIL), Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Case Coordination – Not in placement (CC-NIP) programs in the Ballina region.
You will play a key role in working towards and building the young people’s capacity for independence and their transition out of care. The successful candidate will have experience working with young people in out of home care or family-based care, previous experience managing complex caseloads and an understanding of trauma and its effects on children and young people.
This is a permanent part time position will be required to work 4 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday). The role involves regular travel within the Ballina and a company vehicle will be provided for this.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement high quality therapeutic case plans for Children and Young People in LWB's care
- Develop and maintain functional and supportive relationships with children and young people in therapeutic care - Significant Disability as well as their families to support positive outcomes
- Attend shifts within the intensive therapeutic care homes, and work closely with the team
- Meet with clients and family members to gather input for case plans and ensure their views are represented
- Coordinate and network with other agencies to effectively achieve case plan goals within tight time frames.
- Participate in an on-call roster as required
- Ensure compliance with all internal policy and procedure, statutory and contractual requirements in relation to management of service delivery
- Relevant bachelor’s degree, or a relevant diploma and be working towards a degree. (A qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience and a willingness to undertake further training)
- Previous case management experience within an Intensive Therapeutic Care or Out Of Home Care (OOHC) setting
- Experience supporting Children & Young People with disability, who have experienced backgrounds of trauma, abuse and/or neglect.
- Understanding of current casework practices for children and young people
- Understanding of trauma and its effects on children and young people
- Current drivers’ licence
- Company vehicle provided for work & personal use
- Monthly rostered day off (RDO)
- Generous Salary Packaging benefits - claim up to $18550 per year, tax free!
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 any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Kristy Crowe at recruitment@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight on Monday 30th September 2024
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 are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will 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 here https://bit.ly/2Gz ZGWA
Applications close: 30 Sep 2024 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time
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