Access & Pathways Lead - Early Intervention Team

Department of Education & Training, Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education Victoria is seeking an experienced Thriving Kids Access and Pathways Team Leader to guide intake, triage, and pathway determination for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay or autism. You will lead a multidisciplinary allied health team and ensure families receive a welcoming, responsive first point of contact.

You will provide clinical and professional leadership, promote family-centred practice, build workforce capability through supervision and

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience in child development, early intervention and child- and family-centred practice.
• Demonstrated experience leading allied health teams, including building workforce capability through supervision, coaching and professional development.
• The ability to provide sound clinical reasoning and authoritative professional advice in complex situations.
• Experience leading service implementation and delivery in a complex environment.
• Highly developed communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Commitment to culturally safe, inclusive and strengths-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead a collaborative, multidisciplinary allied health team delivering intake, triage, pathway determination and service navigation.
• Provide clinical and professional leadership that promotes high-quality, evidence-informed and family-centred practice.
• Build workforce capability and promote consistent decision-making through supervision, coaching and professional development.
• Oversee intake and triage processes to ensure children and families are connected to appropriate supports.
• Monitor demand, waitlist, service quality and workforce capacity to support timely and equitable access and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Build strong partnerships across early childhood services, education, health, disability and community services to facilitate referrals, connections and coordinated responses.

Skills

Allied health leadership

People leadership

Clinical judgement

Communication

Job description

The Department of Education Victoria is seeking an experienced Thriving Kids Access and Pathways Team Leader to guide intake, triage, and pathway determination for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay or autism. You will lead a multidisciplinary allied health team and ensure families receive a welcoming, responsive first point of contact.

You will provide clinical and professional leadership, promote family-centred practice, build workforce capability through supervision and