CCLHD - Children's Mental Health Team Leader

This is a key leadership role offering the opportunity to guide multidisciplinary teams, support early intervention, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for children and families. If you are committed to service excellence, collaborative practice, and making a meaningful difference in your community, we invite you to lead with us.

This role is suitable for the following: 

About the Role

In collaboration with the CAMHS Service Manager, the Team Leader will offer expert guidance, supervision, and coordination to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care is delivered across all programs. The role also includes maintaining a clinical caseload, allowing for hands-on engagement with children and families. You will work between Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, with no evening, weekend, or shift work required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision, leadership, and operational oversight across multiple child and family mental health programs.
• Manage a caseload while also fulfilling team leadership and service coordination duties.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, clinical governance, risk management, and relevant legislation.
• Liaise and consult with internal teams, external agencies, and partner organisations to promote integrated, family-centred care.
• Support staff development, performance planning, and professional obligations across all program areas.
• Uphold culturally safe and trauma-informed practices, particularly in work involving Aboriginal children and families.

For more information about this role, please view the Position Description

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in a mental health-related discipline, such as Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, or Occupational Therapy, with a minimum of three years' professional registration. Eligibility for AASW membership is required for Social Workers. The role also requires demonstrated leadership experience in clinical practice, multidisciplinary team supervision, service coordination, and conflict resolution.
• You demonstrate the ability to manage complex service delivery, lead diverse teams, and foster collaborative, cross-sector partnerships.
• Your clinical expertise is matched by your commitment to supervision, governance, and driving quality improvement across mental health services.
  
  

Applicants must have current work rights in Australia or be a permanent resident or citizen. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants who do not meet this requirement.   

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