Join an award-winning team delivering an innovative, community-led program with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. 

Base Salary: $135,661 - $142,194 (p.a.)

Total Effective Package: $164,034 - $171,384 (p.a.)*

Full Time, Continuous Contract

About the role

The Manager of the Child and Youth Assessment and Therapeutic Service (CYATS) is one of three Managers leading the operations of the expanded and dynamic service in Central Australia, one of a kind in the Northern Territory. The service responds to the demands of providing children and young people with suspected neurodevelopmental vulnerability, access to diagnostic assessment, therapeutic intervention, management, and supported access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) through a multidisciplinary team (MDT).

What we offer:

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of a bigger picture.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
• Six weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• Flexible conditions such as flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Salary sacrifice for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

This role is based in Alice Springs, Central Australia.

Got you interested?  

Don't meet all the role requirements, but think you’d be a great asset to our team? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button.

To be considered for this position, you will require:

• Tertiary qualification in a health, education or social sciences field with eligibility of relevant Australian Association Membership or extensive experience in a relevant area of work demonstrating quality leadership and management, with a willingness to undertake further training in management if required.
• Demonstrated experience in management and supervising a multidisciplinary team including the ability to build and lead a professional work unit and effectively prioritise and delegate tasks.
• Relevant management experience in managing a team, budgets and preparing reports for key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a team that provide support to vulnerable children and families and that is child focussed, family-centred and trauma-informed.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and value their diverse perspectives, experiences and contributions.

For more information on the position please contact:

Melanie Churchill - NDIS Allied Health Services Manager

on M: 0490 041 221 E:: [email protected]

or 

Swasti Aryal - Manager-Assessment Stream, Child and Youth Assessment & Therapeutic Services (CYATS) 

on M:0436948977  or E:  [email protected] 

*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options.

Advertised until a suitable applicant is found.

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