Early Childhood Team Leader

1 week ago

Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Northcott Full time
A temporary full-time role is available in Maitland.

  • Salary packaging benefits that can increase your takehome pay.
  • 5weeks leave, gym membership and an insurance discount. A temporary fulltime role is available in Maitland. Salary packaging benefits that can increase your takehome pay. 5weeks leave, gym membership and an insurance discount.

Who are we?
The NDIS Partners in the Community Program (PITC) supports the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to be implemented locally.


As an NDIA partner, Northcott will deliver the NDIS Early Childhood Approach (ECA) service to local communities in Northern NSW, Mid North Coast, Hunter New England, North Sydney, and Western Sydney.

The EC approach supports activities that improve the independence and social participation of children aged 0-9 with developmental delay and/or disability.

The EC Team Leader will be required to lead a developing and experienced Coordinators team.

The Team Leader will be able to provide strengths-based leadership and support with NDIA planning, connect with the local community to build networks and pathways and create inclusion opportunities for children with disabilities and their families.


  • This role is conveniently located in Maitland.
  • Northcott and EC actively promote a healthy Work/Life balance.
  • Seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a genuine passion for the industry.

What does this role look like daily?

  • Engage with and support Coordinators to effectively engage with families to gather information on the child that provides relevant evidence of their disability, developmental delay and/or functioning.
  • Support coordinators undertake observations of children in their natural environment to assess their functioning and support needs.
  • Based on professional judgement and information gathered, provide recommendations that are most appropriate to improving the child's development and social participation.
  • Work with and support coordinators to help families identify their goals and aspirations for their child.
  • Support Coordinators will provide information to families that will assist them in sourcing appropriate service provider(s), including registered support providers, to implement their approved plan.
  • Assess and review the child and family's progress against originally defined goals.
  • Implement strategies that work toward meeting the performance measures of the ECA program.
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with local and regional stakeholders.

The skills and experience we are looking for:

  • Minimum Diploma Tertiary qualifications in Social Sciences, Early Childhood Education, Allied Health or other relevant professional field.
  • Experience providing supervision and support to frontline professionals with intensive and complex caseloads.
  • Extensive experience working with children with disability and their families.
  • Experience in connecting and building working relationships with local community and mainstream services.
  • Demonstrate excellent communication skills written, oral and listening.
  • Demonstrated experience in working and negotiating with government departments.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting and implementing early childhood intervention strategies with families using a capacitybuilding approach.

Other requirements include:

  • Current Driver's Licence
  • P1 minimum.
  • Valid Working with Children's Check Clearance mandatory.
  • Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDIS WC) mandatory.
  • Working Rights in Australia for Full-Time Employment.
  • Fully vaccinated for COVID19 (including minimum 1 x booster) in accordance with current Northcott Requirements _(unless granted an exemption)._


To apply, please send an updated resume and a brief cover letter outlining the skills and experience relevant to the role's requirements.


Covid Vaccination Status
The health and safety of our people, customers, and communities is our number one priority.

To maintain this, we require all of our employees to show evidence that they have received the two full primary doses and at least one booster dose of a TGA approved Covid-19 vaccination.

Evidence of your current vaccination status or medical exemption will be required. Northcott will consider exemptions on a case-by-case basis.

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