Your new job

As the Senior Mental Health Clinician at headspace Melton, you’ll lead and support a team of Mental Health Clinicians, providing day-to-day operational management and supervision. You’ll also drive service development initiatives and engage in community outreach to raise awareness for headspace services.

Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager, you will:

• Lead and Inspire: Oversee youth-friendly early intervention services, ensuring the Mental Health Clinicians operate within headspace's values and strategic direction.
• Drive Clinical Excellence: Lead intake, assessment, and clinical services, supporting staff in workload management, professional development, and welfare.
• Support Young People: Provide comprehensive intake, assessment, and consultation to young people, families, and professionals.
• Foster Collaboration: Coordinate smooth intake and referral processes, working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach to care.
• Innovate and Develop: Deliver evidence-based brief interventions and lead group interventions to help shape service development and community awareness.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Approved tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline. (Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing) and have full registration with AHPRA or eligibility for registration with AASW.
• Leadership & Supervision: Proven experience in providing leadership, supervision, and mentorship within a multidisciplinary team, guiding clinicians to deliver high-quality care.
• Mental Health Expertise: Extensive experience in mental health assessments, crisis intervention, psychoeducation, and evidence-based treatment for young people facing mental health or substance use challenges.
• Legislation & Policy Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant legislation, government policies, and strategic directions related to mental health, particularly in youth settings.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Advanced decision-making and risk management skills with a track record of creatively solving complex problems, particularly in early intervention.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $99,157 - $120,576 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 11.5% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
• Advance your career with ongoing education and training opportunities in youth mental health.
• Benefit from a location that is easily accessible by public transport and offers amenities that support a healthy work-life balance.

Orygen – leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood.

At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.

Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.
At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

Join the revolution

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.
For more information and to review the position description, please click here. 

This is a full to time (0.8-1.0 FTE) ongoing position.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.

All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, and successful police check.