What we offer: 12 month Fixed Term contract commencing Feb/March 2025 Generous NFP salary packaging benefits Join a close knit and dedicated team who are supportive and truly passionate about delivering excellence Genuine commitment to professional development Access to Employee Wellbeing Program The Role:bestchance Child Family Care is currently seeking an exceptional individual with a positive and proactive approach to lead our passionate and supportive Children’s Therapy Services team as Program Manager on a twelve month fixed term contract. Use your experience to oversee the highest standards and excellence in all aspects of service delivery to our clients, adding value and contribute to the continuing success and growth of Children’s Therapy Services. The Program Manager will provide operational leadership to manage, support and build capacity of a dedicated team of Allied Health professionals to provide high quality services, integrating the developmental and therapeutic needs of children in order to increase children’s meaningful participation in daily life.This leadership role includes taking responsibility for all aspects of business management, ensuring the highest standards, compliance and governance of the NDIS and clinical frameworks are met, while also exhibiting a commercially focussed lens to achieve operational and financial targets.Please note, this is a Fixed-Term position.You will stand out if you: have demonstrated leadership experience in service delivery, program management and planning to deliver compliant and responsive healthcare services to meet the needs of the local communitydemonstrate a strong understanding of financial drivers to achieve viability; managing profit and loss performance, budget development, financial performance analysis, and data driven decision making to improve efficiency and maintain/grow profits exhibit a strong understanding of regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements in the disability services sector, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the NDIS and other funding models used within the Allied Health sector have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a natural ability to develop rapport and positive working relationships with staff, stakeholders and families from a broad range of social and cultural backgrounds.embody a genuine passion in creating a safe, secure and nurturing environmentAll bestchance Children's Therapy Services staff are required to hold a WWCC and be able to provide a satisfactory National/International Criminal History Check and NDIS Screening Clearance prior to employment.About us:bestchance Child Family Care is a not-for-profit organisation with the aim of building stronger communities, healthier families and happier childhoods.  We achieve this through our quality education, care and therapy services for children, our support programs for families, and our registered training organisation.bestchance Child Family Care provides a supportive environment to grow, nurture and develop strong bonds with children and families.Children’s Therapy Services provide therapeutic intervention and capacity building supports to children aged 0-10 years and their families. We service families through the NDIS, Department of Education’s Continuity of Support program and also provide capacity building supports to educators through the School Readiness Funding (SRF) program.We are committed to best practice within the early childhood intervention space and deliver our services through the Key Worker model by using a Transdisciplinary Practice (TDP) approach and for more complex cases, a Team Around the Child (TAC) approach. We are passionate about providing a welcoming and safe environment for our children and families to thrive and learn, and have adopted family-centered and strengths-based practices.For more information visit our website at https://www.bestchance.org.au/early-childhood-intervention-ndis/Applications:For a copy of the position description, please visit https://careers.bestchance.org.au/If you have any questions regarding this position please contact the team atcareers@bestchance.org.aubestchance is a child safe and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to child safety and have zero tolerance of child abuse. Applicants should be aware that we carry out Working with Children, Police Records and reference checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right peopleProgram Manager PD AUD Glen Waverley 3150

Program Manager - Children's Therapy Services

What we offer:

  • 12 month Fixed Term contract commencing Feb/March 2025
  • Generous NFP salary packaging benefits
  • Join a close knit and dedicated team who are supportive and truly passionate about delivering excellence
  • Genuine commitment to professional development
  • Access to Employee Wellbeing Program

 

The Role:

bestchance Child Family Care is currently seeking an exceptional individual with a positive and proactive approach to lead our passionate and supportive Children’s Therapy Services team as Program Manager on a twelve month fixed term contract. Use your experience to oversee the highest standards and excellence in all aspects of service delivery to our clients, adding value and contribute to the continuing success and growth of Children’s Therapy Services. 

The Program Manager will provide operational leadership to manage, support and build capacity of a dedicated team of Allied Health professionals to provide high quality services, integrating the developmental and therapeutic needs of children in order to increase children’s meaningful participation in daily life.

This leadership role includes taking responsibility for all aspects of business management, ensuring the highest standards, compliance and governance of the NDIS and clinical frameworks are met, while also exhibiting a commercially focussed lens to achieve operational and financial targets.

Please note, this is a Fixed-Term position.

You will stand out if you:

  • have demonstrated leadership experience in service delivery, program management and planning to deliver compliant and responsive healthcare services to meet the needs of the local community
  • demonstrate a strong understanding of financial drivers to achieve viability; managing profit and loss performance, budget development, financial performance analysis, and data driven decision making to improve efficiency and maintain/grow profits
  • exhibit a strong understanding of regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements in the disability services sector, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the NDIS and other funding models used within the Allied Health sector
  • have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a natural ability to develop rapport and positive working relationships with staff, stakeholders and families from a broad range of social and cultural backgrounds.
  • embody a genuine passion in creating a safe, secure and nurturing environment

All bestchance Children's Therapy Services staff are required to hold a WWCC and be able to provide a satisfactory National/International Criminal History Check and NDIS Screening Clearance prior to employment.

About us:

bestchance Child Family Care is a not-for-profit organisation with the aim of building stronger communities, healthier families and happier childhoods.  We achieve this through our quality education, care and therapy services for children, our support programs for families, and our registered training organisation.

bestchance Child Family Care provides a supportive environment to grow, nurture and develop strong bonds with children and families.

Children’s Therapy Services provide therapeutic intervention and capacity building supports to children aged 0-10 years and their families. We service families through the NDIS, Department of Education’s Continuity of Support program and also provide capacity building supports to educators through the School Readiness Funding (SRF) program.

We are committed to best practice within the early childhood intervention space and deliver our services through the Key Worker model by using a Transdisciplinary Practice (TDP) approach and for more complex cases, a Team Around the Child (TAC) approach. We are passionate about providing a welcoming and safe environment for our children and families to thrive and learn, and have adopted family-centered and strengths-based practices.

For more information visit our website at https://www.bestchance.org.au/early-childhood-intervention-ndis/

Applications:

For a copy of the position description, please visit https://careers.bestchance.org.au/

If you have any questions regarding this position please contact the team atcareers@bestchance.org.au

bestchance is a child safe and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to child safety and have zero tolerance of child abuse. Applicants should be aware that we carry out Working with Children, Police Records and reference checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right people

  • Posted Date 18 Nov 2024
  • Location Glen Waverley
    VIC / Australia
  • Industry Healthcare & Medical
  • Job Type Contract/Temp
  • Salary Not provided