Head of Practice Leadership

 
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Job no: 505377
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter, Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne
Categories: Disability, Practice & Quality
About the Organisation

Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 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
As a key member of the Disability & Mental Health Senior Leadership team, the Head of Practice Leadership – Active Support Implementation is responsible for driving the operational implementation of the Life Without Barriers’ Advancing Active Support Plan with integrity and fidelity.

This role is central to improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disability who choose LWB as their service provider, by embedding Active Support and Frontline Practice Leadership as core elements of everyday practice. This is a newly created, permanent full time position that can be located anywhere in our service foot print.

Key Responsibilities

Drive, champion and embed Active Support as core practice across LWB Disability Services.
Partner with and provide direction to key leaders to implement the Advancing Active Support Plan with fidelity.
Provide expert guidance on Active Support benefits, requirements, and implementation.
Support rollout and sustainability of Frontline Practice Leadership.
Build capability through training, coaching, reflective practice, and resources.
Contribute to evaluation framework development to drive continuous improvement.
Lead development of policies, procedures, and evidence-based frameworks.
Lead internal communities of practice and leadership structures.
Engage people with disability, families, and networks in planning and evaluation.
Collaborate with academic partners on research and evaluation.
Translate research into practice improvements and policy guidance.
Skills & Experience

Tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, or related human services field.
Significant leadership in complex, geographically dispersed organisations.
Deep knowledge of Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support.
Extensive experience implementing Active Support in disability services.
Demonstrated knowledge in evidence-informed practice models.
Experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams and driving quality improvement.
Effective in building collaborative internal and external stakeholder relationships.
Familiar with evaluation tools and fidelity measures.
Benefits

Work in partnership with the Living with Disability Research Centre at La Trobe University
Join an organisation committed to Active Support backed by the Board
Work from home or one of our local offices
How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Mikaella Latimore at 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 on 30 July.

Advertised: 21 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Jul 2025 23:55 AUS Eastern Standard Time

 

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