At Life Without Barriers, we deliver inclusive, trauma-informed services that support children, young people, families, and carers to thrive.
Through foster and kinship care, residential care, family services, and community-based programs, we work alongside children, families, carers, and 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!
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced and strategic leader to drive service excellence and growth across Life Without Barriers Child, Youth & Family Services portfolio in Victoria.
Reporting to the State Director for TAS/VIC, the Regional Director will lead a broad portfolio of services, including Foster and Kinship Care (Family Based Care), Residential Care, Family Services, and other child and family programs across Victoria. The role is responsible for providing strategic direction, operational leadership, and governance oversight while ensuring children, young people, families, and carers receive safe, high-quality, and outcomes-focused support.
As a key member of the Victorian leadership team, you will work closely with government, community, and sector partners to strengthen service delivery, identify growth opportunities, and contribute to positive outcomes for children and families across the state.
Regular travel throughout Victoria will be required.
To be successful in this role, you will be an accomplished senior leader with a strong track record of delivering operational excellence and driving positive outcomes within Child, Youth & Family Services.
Full position description attached - Regional Director Child Youth and Family - PD.pdf
Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries relating to the position, contact tracy.dallas@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 midnight Thursday 29th of October 2026.
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.
