At Life Without Barriers, we’re all about creating safe, supportive environments where children and young people can thrive. Every day, we work closely with families, carers, and communities to help shape brighter futures.
From supporting children and families to empowering people with disability, mental health, or those seeking refuge — we’re here to break down barriers and build better lives.
Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!
Role: House Manager - Intensive Therapeutic Care
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Dubbo
In this role, you’ll work alongside a Case Manager and Therapeutic Specialist to create a safe, supportive, and structured environment for young people in residential care.
You’ll be responsible for overseeing daily operations, supporting and mentoring staff, and young people to develop independent living skills, engage in education and remain positively connected to their team of Care Workers, Families, and broader community connections.
This team supports a young person aged 16 years old. Their interests include a love of video games and football. Our ideal candidate must have experience connecting with young people who have received neurodevelopmental diagnosis. An ability to build trust and rapport will be critical to your success in this position.
This is a permanent full-time opportunity working Monday to Friday with one administration day allocated. There will be a requirement to participate in an on-call roster once a month covering one week at a time. An on-call allowance is provided per the SCHADS award.
Learn more about Life Without Barriers services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/
Role requirements:
How to Apply:
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Donna Lynch via donna.lynch@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, Monday 1 June 2026
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.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
