Team Leader - Allied Health

Job Description

When you join Early Start Australia, you’ll be part of an allied heath team that’s in it together.  A local team that’s right beside you, supported by leaders who know the work. From small shifts to life-changing breakthroughs, you’ll make a positive impact for children, young people, and their families across Australia. With flexibility and support to thrive, you’ll continue to grow and build a meaningful career, your way.

What you’ll do at our South Morang clinic:

Therapy Service Delivery & Program Management

• Conduct assessments appropriate to each client’s needs
• Manage a discipline-specific caseload, including complex clients, using a case management approach
• Develop, implement, review, and adjust tailored therapy programs aligned with client goals
• Deliver therapy services across clinic, home, school, and community settings as required
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, families, educators, and stakeholders to optimise client outcomes
• Develop and facilitate specialised programs, including group therapy and parent workshops
• Maintain current knowledge of industry best practice and contribute to continuous service improvement
• Ensure all client documentation, including service agreements, consent forms, risk assessments, therapy records, and reports, is completed accurately and maintained in accordance with privacy and confidentiality requirements

Therapy Planning & Intervention

• Complete initial assessments and establish client-centred goals
• Develop measurable therapy plans targeting identified areas of need
• Prepare therapy resources, home programs, and session plans
• Collaborate with other health professionals where required
• Conduct school and home visits as appropriate
• Monitor progress, review outcomes, and update therapy goals and programs
• Complete client reviews and reports as required
• Identify opportunities for additional services, programs, or disciplines and incorporate these into therapy planning where appropriate

Funding & Administration

• Ensure therapy plans align with funding availability and funding requirements
• Review NDIS plans where applicable to inform service delivery
• Provide accurate and timely information to support invoicing and administration processes

Clinic Operations & Service Quality

• Deliver evidence-informed therapy services that build on client and family strengths, needs, and priorities
• Support inclusion and participation in community activities
• Maintain effective communication with clients, families, and stakeholders
• Participate in service evaluation, training, audits, and quality improvement activities
• Ensure compliance with ESA Clinical Operational Standards and NDIS requirements
• Audit client files, clinical notes, and activity records to support quality and compliance
• Manage incidents and complaints in accordance with organisational policies

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide clinical supervision, mentoring, performance coaching, and caseload support to team members
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and maintain accurate records
• Complete annual performance reviews and support career development planning
• Contribute to workforce planning, leave management, and achievement of team performance targets
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and succession planning
• Utilise professional development opportunities to strengthen leadership and clinical capability

Stakeholder Engagement & Compliance

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, families, referrers, community organisations, and service providers
• Participate in networking and relationship-management activities to support service growth
• Maintain strong collaborative relationships across internal and external teams
• Comply with organisational policies, professional standards, child safety obligations, cultural competence requirements, and workplace health and safety procedures
• Actively identify, manage, and mitigate risks to support safe, effective, and high-quality service delivery

What you’ll bring:

Experience/ Skills:

• Demonstrated leadership potential or experience within a multidisciplinary allied health team
• Demonstrated experience delivering high quality evidence-based and goal-focused therapeutic intervention in an early intervention and/ or paediatric allied health setting
• Demonstrated ability to achieve clinical, financial and quality KPIs and support team members to achieve their KPIs
• Demonstrated senior clinical knowledge with significant experience in relevant discipline
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and time management skills
• Exceptional observational and report writing skills

Qualifications / Compliance:

• Relevant qualification in Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology
• Registration with AHPRA or Member of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
• NDIS Workers Screening Check
• Current Drivers’ Licence and vehicle
• Current Working with Children Check
• National Police Check
• Accredited First Aid Certificate

What you’ll get:

Flexibility and Wellbeing

• Flexible hours and compressed work options
• Up to 12 weeks annual leave.
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer leave
• Wellbeing support program for you and your family

Reward and support

• Competitive salary + bonus program
• Registration and professional membership contribution
• Relocation reimbursement up to $5,000, if applicable
• Dedicated admin support so you can focus on what you do best.
• Work in an environment that focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration, improving outcomes together

Growth, your way

• CPD allowance + paid professional development leave
• Structured mentoring and leadership programs
• Ongoing opportunities to build your experience, including Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) work supporting children in remote areas
• National and global career pathways through the APM Group

Who we are:

We’re a dedicated and passionate team of allied health professionals helping children and young people aged 0-16 to reach their full potential. Our multidisciplinary teams work closely with families to deliver personalised, evidence-based support across communication, motor, cognitive and social development. We are a registered NDIS provider and our clinics offer therapy under different funding models. As part of the APM Group, we offer the scale and stability of a global organisation, with the feel of a local team.

Apply today or reach out to Ayesha on 0461 101 104 or Ayesha.din@apm.net.au for a confidential chat to learn more.