Allied Health Team Lead — Thriving Kids Program

Department of Education Victoria; Melton; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria in Melton/Coburg/Footscray is seeking an experienced Allied Health Team Leader to guide a multidisciplinary team delivering the Thriving Kids model for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay or autism and modest supports needs.

You will lead supervision, clinical governance and family-centred practice while building workforce capability and ensuring high-quality service delivery across sites. This fixed-term role offers impactful work in Victoria.

Qualifications

• Experience leading allied health teams.
• Strong knowledge of child development and family-centred care.
• Ability to lead through change in complex settings.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a collaborative, multidisciplinary allied health team through supervision, coaching, professional development and performance support.
• Provide clinical and professional leadership that promotes high-quality, evidence-informed and family-centred practice.
• Coordinate day-to-day service delivery, including referrals, workload allocation, demand and capacity, care planning and transitions.
• Support clinicians to apply the Thriving Kids model consistently across settings.
• Build workforce capability and foster a positive, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
• Monitor service quality, outcomes, risks and workforce capacity, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Build strong partnerships with children and families, early childhood services, schools, Maternal and Child Health, health and community services.

Skills

Child development

Early intervention

Family-centred practice

Clinical leadership

Supervision & coaching

Communication

Relationship-building

Change leadership

Job description

Department of Education Victoria in Melton/Coburg/Footscray is seeking an experienced Allied Health Team Leader to guide a multidisciplinary team delivering the Thriving Kids model for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay or autism and modest supports needs.

You will lead supervision, clinical governance and family-centred practice while building workforce capability and ensuring high-quality service delivery across sites. This fixed-term role offers impactful work in Victoria.