• Join the headspace Team in Palmerston!
• Youth-friendly, family inclusive and culturally respectful workplace
• Salary Package up to $15,900 annually & 5 weeks annual leave

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 is a free and confidential service that assists eligible young people aged 12 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing. headspace encompasses headspace Primary, headspace Early Psychosis and an Enhanced Care service.

About the Position

As the Clinician you will have the opportunity to provide support to young people from initial contact with headspace through to providing ongoing therapeutic intervention according to best practice standards. The headspace Clinician will be skilled at assessing the needs of young people, including complex risk assessments and collaborative safety and care planning. You will use your flexible approach to build positive rapports with young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including young Aboriginal people, their family, and friends.

You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, working together to deliver community awareness, information sessions, outreach and group work where required.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Andi Jones, Centre Manageron (08) 8931 5999.

Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), section 57 of the Anti-discrimination Act 1996 (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

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.