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.
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What you'll do at our South Morang clinic:
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Therapy Service Delivery & Program Management
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Conduct assessments appropriate to each client's needs
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Manage a discipline-specific caseload, including complex clients, using a case management approach
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Develop, implement, review, and adjust tailored therapy programs aligned with client goals
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Deliver therapy services across clinic, home, school, and community settings as required
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Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, families, educators, and stakeholders to optimise client outcomes
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Develop and facilitate specialised programs, including group therapy and parent workshops
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Maintain current knowledge of industry best practice and contribute to continuous service improvement
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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
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Therapy Planning & Intervention
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Complete initial assessments and establish client-centred goals
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Develop measurable therapy plans targeting identified areas of need
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Prepare therapy resources, home programs, and session plans
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Collaborate with other health professionals where required
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Conduct school and home visits as appropriate
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Monitor progress, review outcomes, and update therapy goals and programs
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Complete client reviews and reports as required
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Identify opportunities for additional services, programs, or disciplines and incorporate these into therapy planning where appropriate
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Funding & Administration
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Ensure therapy plans align with funding availability and funding requirements
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Review NDIS plans where applicable to inform service delivery
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Provide accurate and timely information to support invoicing and administration processes
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Clinic Operations & Service Quality
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Deliver evidence-informed therapy services that build on client and family strengths, needs, and priorities
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Support inclusion and participation in community activities
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Maintain effective communication with clients, families, and stakeholders
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Participate in service evaluation, training, audits, and quality improvement activities
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Ensure compliance with ESA Clinical Operational Standards and NDIS requirements
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Audit client files, clinical notes, and activity records to support quality and compliance
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Manage incidents and complaints in accordance with organisational policies
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Leadership & Team Development
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Provide clinical supervision, mentoring, performance coaching, and caseload support to team members
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Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and maintain accurate records
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Complete annual performance reviews and support career development planning
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Contribute to workforce planning, leave management, and achievement of team performance targets
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Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and succession planning
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Utilise professional development opportunities to strengthen leadership and clinical capability
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Stakeholder Engagement & Compliance
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Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, families, referrers, community organisations, and service providers
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Participate in networking and relationship-management activities to support service growth
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Maintain strong collaborative relationships across internal and external teams
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Comply with organisational policies, professional standards, child safety obligations, cultural competence requirements, and workplace health and safety procedures
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Actively identify, manage, and mitigate risks to support safe, effective, and high-quality service delivery
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What you'll bring:
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Experience/ Skills:
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Demonstrated leadership potential or experience within a multidisciplinary allied health team
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Demonstrated experience delivering high quality evidence-based and goal-focused therapeutic intervention in an early intervention and/ or paediatric allied health setting
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Demonstrated ability to achieve clinical, financial and quality KPIs and support team members to achieve their KPIs
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Demonstrated senior clinical knowledge with significant experience in relevant discipline
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Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and time management skills
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Exceptional observational and report writing skills
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Qualifications / Compliance:
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Relevant qualification in Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology
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Registration with AHPRA or Member of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
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NDIS Workers Screening Check
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Current Drivers' Licence and vehicle
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Current Working with Children Check
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National Police Check
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Accredited First Aid Certificate
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What you'll get:
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Flexibility and Wellbeing
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Flexible schedule and compressed work options
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Up to 12 weeks annual leave.
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Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer leave
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Wellbeing support program for you and your family
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Reward and support
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Competitive salary + bonus program
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Registration and professional membership contribution
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Relocation reimbursement up to $5,000, if applicable
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Dedicated admin support so you can focus on what you do best.
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Work in an environment that focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration, improving outcomes together
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Growth, your way
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CPD allowance + paid professional development leave
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Structured mentoring and leadership programs
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Ongoing opportunities to build your experience, including Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) work supporting children in remote areas
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National and global career pathways through the APM Group
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Who we are:
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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.
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📌 Team Leader - Allied Health (Melbourne)
🏢 Early Start Australia
📍 Melbourne