Mental Health Practitioner Anglicare NT

About Anglicare NT

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

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 are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.

About the Opportunity

The Mental Health Practitioner at headspace Katherine will deliver early intervention clinical assessments and therapeutic support to young people (12–25) with mild to moderate mental health concerns and their families. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the role ensures services are youth-friendly, culturally appropriate, and family inclusive.

Key responsibilities include providing evidence-based interventions, facilitating referrals to internal and external services, maintaining accurate clinical records, and supporting intake, group programs, and community engagement activities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An approved tertiary qualification and minimum 1 years' experience in a health-related discipline (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist, Counsellor or Aboriginal Health Practitioner) and registration with the relevant regulatory body. If you do not currently have this qualification you must be willing to undertake relevant studies.
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of individual client work including screening, assessment, targeted goal, and outcome focused interventions to young people and their families.
• Experience working with young people within a multi-disciplinary 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.
• Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations.

Please note:Accommodation is not supplied with this position. Please consider this before applying.

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 Antidiscrimination 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.

As part of the recruitment process, please address the key selection criteria using the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Centre Manager on orvisit our careers pagewww.anglicare-

To request a full position description, please email our HR Team at -

Applications will be assessed on receipt, so speed is key The sooner you apply the better

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT 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

Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals. Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided inAustralian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).

Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination