Rockdale, NEW South Wales Life Without Barriers
About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation working in more than 300 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
Life Without Barriers is working on transferring Family and Community Services Disability Accommodation and Respite in the Central Coast, Nepean Blue Mountains and Sydney South East.

The Project Manager – Client Safeguarding will support and implement the Client Safeguarding stream strategies and work with the wider Transition team. They will report to the Transition Manager – Operations and Business Continuity and will respond flexibly as needs are identified.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and implement schedule of work and collaborate with the wider Transition team
• Review of safeguarding systems, work instructions, policies and processes
• Develop and complete high quality assessments of Risk, Mitigation Controls and Contingency Plans
• Coordination and implementation of Life Without Barriers systems and processes
• Support the wider Transition team

Skills & Experience

• Experience in successfully managing the development, planning, execution and delivery of projects
• Experience in developing and managing project budgets, schedules and resources
• Demonstrated ability to identify and manage project risks and issues
• Demonstated ability to develop and implement quality and risk mitigation strategies
• Significant experience in skilfully managing competing priorities
• A solid understanding of Disability Accommodation and Respite Services
• Demonstrated success in leading projects that require extensive change management and communication streams
• Experience in the preparation of reports to meet organisational and stakeholder requirements

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Tax benefits through salary packaging
• Career opportunities across Australia

How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries contact Tracy Donnarumma on tracy.donnarumma@lwb.org.au

Applications close at midnight on Tuesday 28th November
Source: Uniting News