Cclhd - Children's Mental Health Team Leader

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Health Clinician Level 4
**Remuneration**: Depending upon qualifications
**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Location**:Tuggerah Business Park
**Requisition ID**: REQ581842

**Applications Close**: Sunday 06 July at 11:59 pm 2025

**Interviewing**: Wednesday 16 July 2025

Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is committed to delivering Trusted Care and Better Health for Everyone. We are seeking an experienced Team Leader to provide clinical and operational leadership across a range of child and family mental health programs, including the GOT IT team, Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH), Family-Focused Recovery, and under-12 CAMHS clinicians.

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**:

- Social Worker Level 4
- Occupational Therapist Level 4
- Nurse Manager Grade 2
- Senior Psychologist

**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.**

***Benefits**
- **Work-Life Balance** - Enjoy an accrued day off each month, 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
- **Financial Benefits** - Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
- **Health & Wellbeing**- Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
- **Career Growth**- Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.
- **Supportive and Inclusive Workplace -**Join a team that values diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration, where your contributions are respected and you’re supported to thrive both personally and professionally.

For more information, please visit Benefits at CCLHD

**Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health**
- Central Coast Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through the **Stepping Up** initiative, which provides guidance on the NSW Health recruitment process.

NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is