About the Organisation 

Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit 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.     

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

Managing our Orange, Dubbo and Mudgee disability services, you will be an experienced leader in disability services where you ensure that clients are supported to achieve their goals, enabling increased independence and inclusion in the community. You will be an empowering and relationships focussed leader where you always strive for better for clients and employees. Reporting to the Director, Disability and Mental Health Services for NSW North & West, you will supervise a team of Disability Support Leaders across Orange, Dubbo and Mudgee. This is a permanent full time position that can be based from Orange or Dubbo.

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving team where you can make great impact and influence on the programs and in the community whilst working for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations. You have the support and guidance from some of the best leaders in the sector and the autonomy to make your impact.  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead advocacy within the broader community on behalf of clients and their families to support inclusion and participation
• Provide coaching, support, and advice on complex client needs, service delivery issues, and critical incident response
• Provide local leadership in the implementation, monitoring, and review of safeguarding practices especially
• Lead, manage and embed systems, processes, and procedures to ensure the provision of high quality and responsive services that meet client needs
• Manage all aspects of programmatic budget responsibilities

Skills & Experience

• Operational leadership within disability & mental health services managing a geographically dispersed program
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in field such as Health Services, Human Services, Social Work or related discipline
• Strong leadership skills aligned with the Life Without Barriers values
• Demonstrated ability to manage services and programs within a budget
• Ability to influence and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including peers, employees, funding bodies and government agencies
• Cultural competency to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

Benefits

• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Join a forward thinking organisation who is a leader in the sector
• Influence programs and outcomes within the community  

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts.

For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Mikaella Latimore at [email protected] using the subject line: Regional Operations Manager - Western NSW - Orange / Dubbo enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.

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.