Support Services Manager (Children & Young People)

Capability Support; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Capability Support in Canberra is seeking a dedicated Support Services Manager to oversee trauma-informed support for children and young people and supervise therapeutic staff, house leads and operational supervisors.

You will develop support plans, risk assessments and case plans in accordance with practitioner advice, ensuring delivery of high-quality, evidence-based supports under our therapeutic models and in collaboration with our teams and industry partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering trauma-informed support for children and families.
• Ability to supervise therapeutic staff and coordinate multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee trauma-informed support delivery achieving positive outcomes for young people and families.
• Coordinate daily care and support of children and young people.
• Collaborate with Therapeutic, Quality and Practice teams and industry partners to deliver best practice support.

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Support Services Manager

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia

Role Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Varied

Salary: $110,000 to $125,000 p.a commensurate with experience

Background:

Capability Support is a provider of services to people living in the community. Capability was founded on the premise that we can do better for people living with disability, children, youth and families in the community, by providing flexible, personalised, high quality and professional supports.

Capability provides Therapeutic Contact and Transport, Early Intervention Supports, Alternate Care / Residential Type, Therapeutic Supports and Respite to Children and Young People with varied needs, including some with behaviours that present as complex. We are recruiting a Support Services Manager to oversee and develop support programs to NDIS Participants, and Children & Young People. Capability operates under evidence-based Therapeutic Models and in conjunction with community partners to deliver high quality, evidence-based supports.

Job Summary & Responsibilities:

Capability’s Support Services Managers oversee the delivery of evidence-based trauma informed support, supervision and management of Therapeutic Staff Members, House Leads and Operational Support Supervisors.

As a Support Services Manager, you will be expected to:

• Oversee the delivery of trauma-informed support that achieves positive outcomes for young people and their families;
• Coordinate the daily care and support of children and young people.
• Collaborate with our Therapeutic Team, Quality team and Practice Team and our industry partners, to deliver best practice support for Children and Young People.
• Develop support plans, risk assessments and case plans in accordance with advice from practitioners.
• Work within the guidelines of our evidence based Therapeut