Job Description

• Based in Taree, with flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Generous Employee Benefits- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport + More!

At Life Without Barriers, we deliver inclusive, trauma-informed services that support children, young people, families, and carers to thrive.

From foster care, family support, residential care and youth programs, we work alongside communities to create safe, supportive environments where every child and young person can reach their potential.

Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!

Role: Program Manager- Families Together

Employment Type: Permanent part time – 32 hours per week

Location: Taree

This newly created Program Manager – Families Together role provides operational and practice leadership within the Child, Youth and Family portfolio. The role is responsible for leading a team of Family Support Practitioners to deliver high‑quality, responsive services that support family preservation, strengthening safety, parenting and family functioning, and to reduce entry into Out of Home Care, so children can remain at safely home.

The Program Manager holds accountability for program performance, contractual obligations, compliance, safeguarding, and continuous improvement, while fostering reflective practice and workforce capability.

Learn more about Life Without Barriers' services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/

Key Responsibilities

• Provide program, people, and practice leadership to the Families Together team, embedding trauma‑informed, and child‑centered practice.
• Lead, manage, support and retain a qualified and motivated team that supports the culture, values and business objectives of LWB
• Promote and implement organisational practice initiatives, embedding Therapeutic Crisis Intervention - Families and the CARE model.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and funding agency standards to maintain a consistent standard of quality.
• Proactively manage and escalate risks, with a particular focus on vulnerable clients, in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Promote and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders including working closely DCJ.

Skills & Experience

• A recognised Degree qualification in Human Services, Social Work, Psychology or Social Sciences, or related field.
• Current Australian drivers’ licence.
• Demonstrated experience of working in a leadership or management role
• Knowledge of relevant policy, legislation and standards or capacity to acquire this knowledge.
• Demonstrated commitment to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds with specific reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Ability to communicate persuasively, solve problems effectively to achieve results, and demonstrate strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NSW Working with Children Check and Residential Workers Screening Check.

How to Apply:

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact Emma Kennedy via recruitment@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, Sunday 17th May 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.

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.