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• Maximise health outcomes for young people facing mental health challenges by providing holistic recovery-orientated clinical services
• Permanent role | Part Time (15.2 hours per week)
• Greensborough + Plenty Valley Location

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. Mind has been supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives for more than 45 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the role

headspace in partnership with Mind aims to promote and facilitate improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic participation of young people aged 12-25 years residing in the North-Eastern suburbs. Services in this space are delivered across four core streams - physical and sexual health, mental health, alcohol and other drug (AOD) service and work and study to improve access for young people to mental health programs.

We are seeking a self-motivated, compassionate Allied Health Clinician for a Permanent, Part time (15.2 hours per week) opportunity to work within a dynamic team in the Greensborough and Plenty Valley Location area. In this role you will deliver transdisciplinary clinical services and evidence-based, time-limited psychological therapies within a responsive stepped care framework tailored to meet the needs of young people facing mental health challenges. In this role you will provide high-quality, flexible therapeutic interventions, offer expert consultation, and deliver specialist services such as capacity building for young people with complex needs.

Key responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive and flexible therapeutic support service to young people, their families and carers, through counselling, short to moderate intensity interventions, brief intervention and treatment planning in accordance with professional, ethical and National Standards utilising significant clinical experience, in a range of areas.
• Work closely with a person’s primary care provider and other key stakeholders/ agencies to coordinate care across multiple providers, including the structured psychological/counselling interventions delivered by headspace.
• Provide counselling and assessment services to a wide range of clients including young people and their families and those referred for suicide prevention intervention.
• Work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to promote and facilitate clients’ access to primary mental health care services, including supporting staff to recognise and respond to mental health conditions and provide effective clinical management.
• Maintain the highest standard of professional conduct and commitment to work collaboratively as a member of multidisciplinary team to provide integration and coordination between different sites or programs to facilitate the delivery of an efficient and responsive service to clients, families and carers.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary degree qualifications in Psychology, Mental Health Social Work, Social Work, Mental Health Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Master of Counselling.
• Eligible for registration with the Australian Associate of Social Workers (AASW) and with Mental Health Accreditation preferred.
• Eligible for registration with AHPRA or equivalent.
• Able to provide EMDR is desirable.
• At least two years’ clinical experience.
• Proven experience in Community Services, Mental Health, Social Welfare, Housing, Healthcare or Disability sectors is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and clinical experience in flexible therapeutic support services including assessment, brief intervention, treatment planning and evaluation, education and research in accordance with professional, ethical and National Standards utilising clinical experience.
• Expertise in working with young people with mental health issues, AOD use, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• A lived experience of mental ill health and recovery or experience caring for a person with mental ill health is desirable.

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading
• Learning, development and career opportunities.
• Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
• Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor.

Interested?

To apply visit Mind Careers - reference number 499459. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Friday 8 May 2026. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. Please contact the person below for more information.

Jacqueline Thompson Bennetts, Service Manager - Jacqueline.ThompsonBennetts@mindaustralia.org.au   

Christine Tsoi, Clinical Lead - Christine.Tsoi@mindaustralia.org.au

Position Description

 PD Allied Health Clinician (Headspace) 20260416.pdf

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at hr@mindaustralia.org.au