headspace
Taree

Interested in speaking up about mental
health in your community?

Young people and headspace

The Youth Reference Group (YRG) is passionate young
people, volunteering their time to raise awareness of
mental health and wellbeing. Hailing from all Midcoast
Council areas and from a diverse range of backgrounds,
many of the YRG have experienced their own struggles
but overcome them to become advocates of youth mental
health.

The YRG makes sure that any new initiative from
headspace Taree will make a positive difference in the
lives of young people.

If you would like to get involved
headspacetaree@samaritans.org.au

We are seeking new members for our Family Representative Group. In this role you will share insights and ideas from the perspective of a support person to a young person experiencing difficulties. Your contribution to the group can be adjusted depending on you. 

Role expectations: 

• Provide ideas on physical layout and facilities so they are youth/family friendly.
• Provide ideas on service provision including advice on music, furnishings etc. 
• Aid in reviewing documents like family inclusion booklets that families are given on their introduction to our service so we reach the people who most need us.
• Meet with Centre staff a few times a year to share ideas and hear about service updates.
• Participate in interview panels for new staff members.
• Attend meetings (online or face to face).

This role is in a volunteer capacity but will contribute to many lives including our young people and their families. On occasion you will be gifted a token of appreciation as determined by the Centre Manager. 

Mental Health Clinician

• Location: headspace Taree
• Permanent Full-time 

About the role: 

The Mental Health Clinician supports access to appropriate care across the four core headspace streams, including:

• mental health and wellbeing;
• physical and sexual health;
• alcohol and other drug services; and
• work and study support.

The Mental Health Clinician works within professional qualifications, registration or membership requirements, competency, delegated authority and agreed scope of practice. The role contributes to safe service access, clinical risk identification and escalation, documentation, data collection, multidisciplinary care planning, service improvement and collaborative care for young people. The Mental Health Clinician works collaboratively with young people aged 12-25, families, carers, support people and the multidisciplinary team to ensure care is responsive to evolving and intersecting needs and aligned with the headspace model.

Why Work for us? 

Newcastle Anglican places people at the centre of our work. As a part of a faith-based organisation, you have access to the following great benefits: 

• Up to 40% discount on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
• Salary packaging options (up to $611/fortnight)
• Access to MAXXIA rewards program 
• Professional Development opportunities    
• Discounted private health insurance through Medibank
• Career and development opportunities – we want you to flourish!
• Access to over 300+ gyms with the Fitness Passport Program
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
• Paid parental leave or partner leave (after 12 months of service)
• You work for us, but we also want to work for you! Is there something important to you we have missed? Let’s talk about it!

 About you? 

• Passionate about youth mental health
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration 
• Skilled in assessment, intervention and referrals
• Understanding and experience using clinical resources and community service networks
• Experience in psychological practice in Child, Adolescent and Family clinical services
• Well-developed knowledge of diverse cultures and community needs

Essential Criteria/ Qualifications & Registration:

• Tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Mental Health Nursing.
• Full professional registration or membership relevant to discipline, as follows:  

• • Psychologists must hold full and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
  • Occupational Therapists must hold full and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and be eligible for mental health credentialing or endorsement by the relevant professional body, where applicable.
  • Mental Health Nurses must be Division 1 Registered Nurses with current AHPRA registration and mental health qualifications, mental health credentialing, or eligibility for mental health credentialing by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
  • Social Workers must hold an approved Social Work qualification and be eligible for, or hold, membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers and be eligible for mental health credentialing, including Accredited Mental Health Social Worker status, where applicable.

• The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following:  Current driver’s licence and access to a registered, comprehensively insured vehicle, Current First Aid and CPR certificate or willingness to obtain and maintain, Current Working with Children Check, National Police Check,  Australian work rights

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working in a headspace service, including knowledge of the headspace model, No Wrong Door approach and hMIF requirements.
• Experience working in a youth mental health service.
• Experience delivering therapeutic group programs.
• Training in evidence-informed therapeutic interventions such as Single Session Thinking, brief intervention, CBT, ACT, trauma-informed practice or other relevant therapeutic approaches.
• Training in suicide prevention, ASIST, safeTALK, Youth Mental Health First Aid or similar.
• Experience in alcohol and other drug screening, brief intervention and harm minimisation.
• Experience working in a regional, rural or community-based service setting.
• Knowledge of the local Taree service system and referral pathways.
• Experience engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and/or culturally diverse communities.

Essential Experience:

• Demonstrated experience conducting mental health assessments, HEADSS assessments, risk assessments, referrals, care coordination and support planning for young people.
• Demonstrated experience providing counselling, brief intervention or therapeutic support using evidence-informed approaches.
• Demonstrated experience providing basic alcohol and other drug screening, assessment, brief intervention, harm minimisation support and referral within professional scope of practice.
• Demonstrated ability to work holistically with young people from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, culturally and linguistically diverse young people, young people from refugee backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ young people, young people with disability and young people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage

Clinician

• Full Time Permanent position
• Location: headspace Taree

The Opportunity: 

The Clinician works as part of the headspace Taree multidisciplinary team to provide youth-friendly, evidence-informed, developmentally appropriate, family-inclusive and culturally responsive clinical and therapeutic services to young people aged 12 to 25 years, and their families, carers and support people.

The role works across the care pathway, including intake, screening, assessment, formulation, brief intervention, evidence-informed therapeutic intervention, care coordination, supported referral, clinical review, closure and transition, within the employee’s qualifications, registration or membership, competency, experience and agreed scope of practice.

Why Work for us? 

Newcastle Anglican places people at the centre of our work. As a part of a faith-based organisation, you have access to the following great benefits: 

• Up to 40% discount on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
• Salary packaging options (up to $611/fortnight)
• Discounted private health insurance through Medibank
• Career and development opportunities – we want you to flourish!
• Access to over 300+ gyms with the Fitness Passport Program
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
• Paid parental leave (after 12 months of service)

Essential Qualifications and Registrations

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Counselling, Psychotherapy or another approved clinical or therapeutic discipline.
• For counselling-qualified clinicians, PACFA Clinical Registration, ACA Level 3 or above, or equivalent recognised professional membership is required.
• Relevant professional registration or membership applicable to discipline.
• Clinicians may include:
  • Social Workers who have completed an approved undergraduate or master’s degree in Social Work and are eligible for, or hold, membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers.
  • Occupational Therapists who have completed an approved undergraduate or master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
  • Psychologists who hold full and current general registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
  • Provisional Psychologists who hold current provisional registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and work within approved supervision requirements and scope of practice.
  • Division 1 Registered Nurses who hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and have relevant mental health experience.
  • Counsellors or Psychotherapists whose skills, training and experience are equivalent to the requirements outlined within the Australian Counselling Association Scope of Practice Guidelines at a minimum Level 3 or above and who are registered with the relevant professional membership body, such as the Australian Counselling Association, Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia or equivalent.
• Current driver’s licence and access to a registered, comprehensively insured vehicle.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificate or willingness to obtain and maintain.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• National Police Check.
• Australian work rights.

Essential Experience/Skills

• Minimum 2 years’ mental health, counselling, therapeutic or related clinical experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing counselling, brief intervention, therapeutic support and care coordination within professional scope of practice.
• Demonstrated experience supporting young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including working with families, carers and support networks where appropriate.
• Strong understanding of youth mental health, early intervention, trauma-informed practice, family-inclusive practice and recovery-oriented care.
• Ability to provide evidence-informed interventions and therapeutic support within professional scope, organisational policies, clinical governance requirements and relevant legislation.
• Ability to identify, assess, document and escalate clinical risk appropriately.
• Experience in providing therapeutic interventions to support young people’s mental health, as well as their carers and families
• A demonstrated understanding of mental health assessments, referrals, and coordination of care for young people 
• Demonstrated ability to work holistically with young people with mental health and drug and alcohol issues including indigenous, refugee, CALD and low socio-economic background
• Experience working independently in regional areas 

Desirable:

• Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) accredited 
• Current registration with a relevant professional association
• 2 years+ experience