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Senior Practice Lead - Child & Family ServicesLife Without Barriers • Geelong, AU
Senior Practice Lead - Child & Family Services

Senior Practice Lead - Child & Family Services

Life Without Barriers • Geelong, AU
4 days ago
Job description

Senior Practice Lead - Child & Family Services

› Lead evidence-based practice across child, youth and family programs

› Influence foster care and residential care outcomes across Victoria

› Hybrid work, monthly RDO and professional training provided

About the Company

Life Without Barriers is a leading social-purpose organisation partnering with people and communities to change lives for the better. Its people-first approach supports children, families, people with disability, people experiencing mental health challenges and people seeking refuge.

About the Role

Lead practice quality across Victoria's Out of Home Care team from Geelong. Reporting to the Regional Director Child, Youth & Families, you will coach teams, strengthen evidence-based practice and support better outcomes across foster care and residential care. Full-time six-month max-term, with a view to extend.

Duties

  • Lead and coach teams across foster and residential care programs
  • Strengthen client voice and participation in service delivery
  • Advise managers on legislation, standards and practice issues
  • Deliver training, clinical supervision and practice improvement support
  • Monitor quality, fidelity, risks, compliance and accreditation readiness

Skills & Experience

  • Psychology, Social Work or related tertiary qualification
  • Eligible for AASW or Psychology Board of Australia registration
  • Leadership experience in child protection or human services
  • Clinical supervision experience with social workers or psychologists
  • Current driver's licence and relevant probity checks

Culture

People enjoy working at Life Without Barriers because the work is purpose-led, inclusive and grounded in genuine relationships. The organisation supports culturally safe practice, reconciliation and accessible recruitment, and encourages people to bring their whole self to work.

  • Salary packaging up to $15,900 per year
  • Optional $2,600 annual Meal & Entertainment card (pre-tax)
  • Monthly rostered day off
  • Dedicated after-hours service for CYF programs
  • Full CARE and TCI training and certification
  • Mobile phone and laptop
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Novated leasing options
  • Fitness Passport + more

Additional Support

Life Without Barriers offers a dedicated After-Hours Service (AHS) for all Child Youth and Family programs. AHS ensures efficient responses to after-hours events that cannot wait until the next business day, relieving our front-line staff from on-call duties and significantly improving their work-life balance.

Application closing date is Friday 25th September.

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.

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