Team Leader, Child and Family Wellbeing Services

Our Child and Family Wellbeing Team is at the heart of helping children and families thrive. We are looking for a compassionate and dynamic Team Leader who shares our commitment to early intervention, partnership working, and delivering high-quality support. As a leader, you will inspire and empower staff, foster strong relationships with partners, and ensure families receive the right support at the right time.

The Team Leader provides operational leadership and oversight of TeamHEALTH's Child and Family Wellbeing Services, Psychosocial Support Program (PSP) across the Palmerston and Litchfield , Daly River, and West Arnhem regions. The position is also responsible for coordinating Emergency Recovery Assistance for TeamHEALTH programs when required.

Working collaboratively with internal teams, community partners, and regional stakeholders, the Team Leader drives integrated service delivery across regional and remote settings. The role places strong emphasis on early intervention, family-centred practice, social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB), and continuity of care for children, families and people experiencing vulnerability or mental health challenges.

The Team Leader will be required to travel on a regular basis to other areas, including Darwin and remote communities, which may involve overnight or weekly absences.

Essential for Position

1. Hold a tertiary qualification or diploma in health, mental health, community services, social work, psychology, welfare, or a related field.
2. Bring proven experience supporting people experiencing mental health challenges, ideally within rural, regional, or remote communities.
3. Demonstrate a genuine commitment to person-centred, child-centred, and strengths-based practices that empower children, young people, adults, and families to achieve their goals.
4. Have the ability to build meaningful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
5. Possess strong leadership skills with experience mentoring, supporting, and developing staff while fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.
6. Be a confident communicator with excellent written, verbal, and computer literacy skills, enabling you to engage effectively with participants, families, stakeholders, and colleagues.

Desirable for Position

1. Diploma of Management or willingness to obtain.
2. Experience in the delivery of training and education to children, young people and adults in both individual and group settings.

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

TeamHEALTH recognises the value of experience in all facets of life and work and encourages individuals with a lived experience of mental illness and First Nations people to apply.

TeamHEALTH offers:

• Level 5 SCHADS salary award range
• Full-time role 38 hours per week; Monday-Friday
• 5 weeks of annual leave each year
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• A friendly, inclusive and flexible workplace that values our people
• An attractive salary package, negotiated with the successful applicant and commensurate with their qualifications, skills and experience
• Relocation assistance: If you are relocating from outside of Darwin, TeamHEALTH can provide reimbursement of eligible relocation expenses of up to $2,500.

Please note applications should include a resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria including essential for the position.

Applications close 19th October 2026