Team Lead

The Opportunity

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Ready to lead and mentor a team of therapists? This is an exciting opportunity to join a truly values driven organisation with a big heart and ambitious plans in a key leadership role. You will be required to support a team of paediatric therapists while maintaining your own small caseload as well as working collaboratively with the Directors and Practice Manager. Role available for experienced Allied Health Practitioner with more than 8 years experience.

Let us tell you why becoming a Team Lead with us is the best decision you'll ever make.
- Supportive, neurodiversity-affirming Allied Health Team, clinical mentoring and coaching; generous PD allowance and professional development to support your interest areas
- Lifestyle Opportunity. A management team that values their clinicians' wellbeing and work-life balance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Above award salary and employee benefits
- Opportunities to develop mentoring and leadership skills and support an amazing team of OT's
- Workplace snacks
- Clinic fully equipped with assessments, therapy tools, toys and stationery

Working from our brand new clinic in Torquay on the Surfcoast in Victoria, this ongoing position will suit an energetic, proactive and passionate team member who genuinely wants to make a difference and lead a team of passionate and dedicated therapists.

We are offering the opportunity to work in a friendly and fun environment as part of a dedicated multi disciplinary team. We have an incredible culture and support each individual at Flying Start Children's Therapy. We want our team to feel inspired, excited, passionate and connected to what we do, adding to our positive team culture.

The exciting Team Lead role:

- Step into a leadership role that motivates and inspires your team daily Take a proactive approach to overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring clinical and procedural excellence with innovative practices. Conduct regular one-on-one meetings to discuss cases, address challenges, and celebrate achievements.
- Manage a caseload effectively and ethically, Conducting comprehensive assessments of clients whilst fostering a multidisciplinary approach in treating clients by working with educators, and other allied health professionals to achieve best outcomes for clients and their families.
- Cultivate a collaborative and dynamic workplace where sharing insights and best practices is second nature. Approach conflict resolution with positivity and create an environment where every team member feels supported, valued, and energised
- Lead and develop exciting training sessions, workshops, and seminars that highlight the latest advancements in speech pathology and allied health. Identify unique strengths and areas for development, creating personalised growth plans for each of your team members

*Be involved in decision-making processes and bring innovative ideas to the table. Collaborate with the leadership team to set long-term goals and create actionable plans to achieve them. Identify opportunities for growth and expansion, such as new service offerings, outreach programs, and partnerships with other healthcare providers. Help develop and implement policies and procedures that enhance efficiency and quality of care. Engage in continuous quality improvement initiatives to keep our practice at the forefront of the field.

Why work at Flying Start Children's Therapy?

Benefits: Our team wants you to feel a part of the Flying Start Team. We have regular social events, provide laptops and phones, above award salaries, generous professional development opportunities and weekly in house training and supervision. We pay for travel and offer bonus incentive schemes.

Flexibility in the workplace: We strongly encourage an appropriate work life balance. This is why we support flexible work arrangements and the ability to do your day your way. Work in the clinic, in the community, in group sessions and with other allied health team members. We offer flexible start time and finishes for staff.

Support and supervision: We offer weekly clinical coaching/mentoring, professional development both within the specific allied health teams as well as with the Multidisciplinary Team, very generous professional development budget, and scaled caseloads to allow time to build and utilise your skills, manage a fair and reasonable caseload and not feel overwhelmed by KPI's as well as supervising and supporting our therapy team. Our unique allocations process and supervision structure enables us to tailor caseloads and education in consideration of your preferences and interest areas.

Interdisciplinary learning opportunities: At Flying Start Children's Therapy, we are committed to interdisciplinary learning. Therefore, we actively encourage our team members to participate in weekly Professional Development sessions across various disciplines, to broaden their expertise and enha