Mental Health Clinician

As our Mental Health Clinician, you will provide contemporary, evidence-based psychological support services to young people accessing the service. This role reports to the Clinical Lead and is a 12-month full-time maximum term contract. A part-time position may be considered for the right candidate.

If you are a Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Mental Health Accredited Social Worker, Mental Health Accredited Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Nurse, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker and you’re passionate about improving the lives of young people—we want to meet you!

Benefits to you :

Besides being a part of an innovative service that is committed to improving the well-being of young people with dedicated staff and supportive leaders fostering a strong team culture, you'll enjoy competitive pay and a work environment that prioritises professional growth, skill-building, and staff well-being.

Additional benefits include :

• Opportunity to salary package up to $15,900 of tax-free income.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Rewards program that offers discounts on hundreds of household brands.
• Reception and administrative support and access to young person friendly consulting rooms, activity space, and a private workspace
• Ample free parking
• No weekends
• A diverse team of clinicians
• A workplace culture that values self-care and sustainability
• and also fun including team activities and cake day!

The headspace intake team will undertake a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of all young people prior to referral to our Mental Health Clinicians. A range of on-site complementary services are available should additional supports be required, including Alcohol and Other Drug counselling, Vocational and Educational support, and group programs. The headspace team will work in partnership with Mental Health Clinicians to provide a comprehensive, wrap-around service for young people.

What you bring :

You will have experience working with mental health and well-being across a broad client base, leading to the provision of inclusive and high-quality therapeutic services, with a recovery and strengths-based focus. Experience working with young people and theirfamilies is highly desirable.

Key Requirements

Apply now, we can’t wait to meet you!

Diversity is Strength. We encourage people from diverse ages, gender, identity, cultural backgrounds and experience including First nations peoples, Cultural and linguistically diverse, LGBTQIA+, lived / peer, mental health experience, to apply for this position.

Open Minds acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we all work, live and play on. We pay our respects to the Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples. We reflect upon the millions of footprints that are embedded into the earth from our Ancestors, the pathways that were forged, the meaning they leave behind and the continuation of the traditions through the next generations.