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

Base Salary: $138,391 - $145,041 (p.a.)

Total Effective Package: $169,204 - $176,787 (p.a.) *

Full Time, Continuous Contract

About the role

The Head to Health Kids (H2HK) Manager supports the Senior Manager in leading the operations of H2HK. This includes ensuring efficient and effective services are delivered to children under 12 with suspected or emerging mental illness or behavioural disorders including early assessment, therapy, management, and family support to limit the severity and progression of mental health challenges.

The role will build both town and remote capacity, coordinating the team and effectively collaborate across Congress and externally to ensure successful implementation of the program. This program will ensure all Aboriginal children aged 0- 12 and their families in Central Australia have access to evidence informed assessment and therapeutic services within a continuous quality systems enhancement framework.

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 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.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of child development, mental health as well as neurodevelopmental disorders including FASD, ADGD, ASD and global developmental delays.
• Experience in developing and maintaining effective networks, alliances, and relationships with families, individuals, communities, and health sector organisations
• Awareness of and sensitivity to Aboriginal culture, and history and knowledge of factors influencing the health and lives of Aboriginal children and families in Central Australia.
• Willingness, ability and appropriate levels of health and fitness to travel to and work from remote locations when required.

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:

Farley Fraser Senior Manager Head to Health Kids on:

P: (08) 7928 8885 | E: [email protected]

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply!

Advertised until a suitable applicant is found.

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