Job description
About Us
Anglicare NT supports people, strengthens communities and advocates for social justice across the Northern Territory. We deliver over 90 diverse services across urban regional and remote areas of the NT. If you want to make a sustainable difference in people’s lives through strengths-based approaches and capacity building initiatives; talk to us about meaningful career opportunities.
We offer great benefits, including:
- Further training and development options.
- Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.
- A strengths-based environment.
We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.
About headspace
headspace provides early intervention mental health services to 12–25-year-old. headspace can help young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health) alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support.
About the Opportunity
As the Clinician you will provide effective screening, assessment, targeted, goal and outcome focused interventions for young people aged 12–25 years accessing headspace Katherine. You will support a young person from initial contact through to providing ongoing therapeutic intervention and will be highly skilled at assessing the needs of young people, including complex risk assessments and collaborative safety and care planning. Your flexibility will be fundamental to building a positive rapport with a wide range of young people, including young Aboriginal people, their family, friends, and external stakeholders.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- An approved tertiary qualification and minimum 1 years’ experience in a health-related discipline and registration with the relevant regulatory body such as APHRA or membership AASW for Social Workers.
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of individual and group work, including screening, assessment, targeted goal, and outcome focused interventions to young people and their families.
- Experience in working with young people within a multidisciplinary mental health or youth service setting and a demonstrated understanding of mental health issues impacting young people, best practice treatment options, support services and co-morbidities.
- Experience working with culturally diverse groups and a commitment to working safely with young Aboriginal people and their families.
For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Natasha Reece on (08) 8912 4000 or visit our careers page here.
To request a full position description, please find it attached or email our HR Team at [email protected] using the subject line: headspace Clinician – Katherine enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Applications will be assessed on receipt.
Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a current NT manual driver’s licence.
Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.
Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Receiving and maintaining vaccines can reduce health risks and is one control mechanism to maintain the health and wellbeing of all employees, contractors, volunteers, visitors and the people we work with. In line with Anglicare NT’s commitment to a full life and social justice for all, it is mandatory for all Anglicare NT employees (paid and volunteer) to ensure specific vaccine schedules are current and maintained. In relation to COVID-19, this includes a primary course (dose one and two) and booster dose within one month of becoming eligible for booster dose (subject to medical exceptions).
A position description is attached.