About Us

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises and specialist homelessness services.

About headspace

headspace provides early intervention mental health services to 12–25-year-olds. 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 a private practitioner, you will deliver effective, evidence-based interventions to young people and their families experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. Private practitioners will maintain high quality counselling, assessment, and screening skills (inclusive of clinical risk and first episode psychosis) through provision of direct service delivery.

The minimum qualification required is an approved tertiary qualification and minimum 3 years’ experience in a health-related discipline and registration with the relevant regulatory body such as AHPRA or membership of and adherence to professional standards, for example AASW for social workers.

What We Offer:

• We provide financial incentives for completion of data entry requirements, FREE administrative support and nil charge of rent or administration costs
• We provide opportunities for professional development alongside our salaried staff
• Flexible hours 8:30 – 7pm on weekdays

Applications are sought from: Appropriately registered clinicians, including psychologists, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists or social emotional wellbeing workers. Practitioners will need to have an ABN and be eligible for registration with Medicare and Short-Term Therapies Program.

You will uphold the values of Anglicare NT and provide good quality services.

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 email our HR Team at [email protected], using the subject line: headspace Allied Health Private Practitioner - Katherine enquiry via EthicalJobs

A position description is also attached.

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 Northern Territory manual driver’s license.

As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to address the key selection criteria on the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

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).