Access & Pathways Team Lead — Part‑Time/Fixed‑Term FTC

Department of Education; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Thriving Kids Access and Pathways Team Leader role within the Department of Education in Victoria leads a multidisciplinary allied health team focused on intake, triage and pathway navigation for children aged 0–8 with developmental delay or autism.

You will drive clinical governance, support workforce development and collaborate across education, health and community services to ensure equitable access to services.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience in child development, early intervention and child- and family-centred practice.
• Experience leading allied health teams, including building workforce capability through supervision, coaching and professional development.
• 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.
• A 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

People leadership

Allied health experience

Clinical judgement

Change management

Job description

The Thriving Kids Access and Pathways Team Leader role within the Department of Education in Victoria leads a multidisciplinary allied health team focused on intake, triage and pathway navigation for children aged 0–8 with developmental delay or autism.

You will drive clinical governance, support workforce development and collaborate across education, health and community services to ensure equitable access to services.