Program Manager, Child and Family Wellbeing

Program Manager, Child and Family Wellbeing

Reporting to the Executive Manager Mental Health, the Program Manager Child and Family Wellbeing will oversee the operations of TeamHEALTH’s Child and Family Wellbeing portfolio across Palmerston/ Litchfield, Gunbalanya and the Big Rivers Region.

The Program Manager will work closely with relevant Team Leaders, Coordinators and staff to ensure that planning informs, streamlines and communicates the establishment and maintenance of efficient systems and processes to enable a range of early intervention, trauma informed, strengths-based and culturally appropriate supports across the organisation.

The Program Manager, Child and Family Wellbeing role is to ensure that the services that they are responsible for are managed efficiently and effectively, supporting their teams, ensuring program sustainability and viability, and that they adhere to their corresponding legislative requirements, reporting requirements and accreditation standards.

A significant part of the role will be providing regular and timely management and supervision of all staff. The Program Manager will provide advice and consultancy regarding how the staff support participants and deliver services in line with evidence best practice and within the service models or relevant Policy and Procedure. This will include incident risk management and ensuring compliance with the governance requirements.

To facilitate the development of strong community relationships and support for participants, the Program Manager will take a lead role in fostering effective and collaborative professional partnerships and relationships, including engagement with participants, consented family members, and access and referral to appropriate services. Demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between existing funding streams but also cognisant of future changes and the potential impact, the Program Manager will also be responsible for identifying gaps in services and making recommendations on methods or new services by which these gaps and system improvements can be addressed.

The Program Manager, as part of TeamHEALTH’s leadership team, will be required to work at a strategic level, demonstrating leadership and role modelling to support the organisation and promote accountability and success.

This position requires regular travel to Katherine and Gunbalanya and at times the Program Manager may be required to provide support or assistance to other areas of TeamHEALTH, which may entail overnight or weekly absences.

Key Selection Criteria

1. The minimum qualification required is an approved tertiary qualification and minimum 2 years' experience of leadership in a health-related discipline.

2. Demonstrate a high level of negotiation and communication skills, including written and verbal, and demonstrated computer literacy.

3. Proven ability to develop and build relationships with key stakeholders including participants, carers, community services and government departments, that add value to the organization's purpose.

4. Proven leadership skills by achieving outcomes through influence and by coaching and developing staff to ensure they perform and reach their full potential.

5. Proven ability to manage workload in a busy environment and prioritise ensuring deadlines are met.

6. Demonstrated capability to analyse and exercise good judgment in problem solving and decision making with a commitment to striving for continuous quality improvement.

7. Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of service and business models.

8. Action orientated, flexible and innovative with the proven ability to work under limited direction and collaboratively as part of a wider team.

Applications will be assessed progressively for this position, so speed of application is key!

This position includes consideration of above award conditions for the right applicant including 6 weeks of annual leave, the opportunity for a compressed 9 day working fortnight and relocation assistance to Darwin of up to $2 500.00. TeamHEALTH offers salary packaging benefits in line with not for profit guidelines, a flexible work environment and career progression opportunities.

Please note applications including a resume and cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria are essential for the position. Applications not containing a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered. If you would like further information, please contact our Human Resources Team hr@teamhealth.asn.au.

Applications close 26 February 2026