Senior Practitioner

About Us

headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Shellharbour and Kiama work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.

Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Shellharbour and Kiama. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.

About The Position

The Senior Practitioner, with support of the Service Manager and Clinical Lead, is responsible for supporting the delivery of a range of evidence-based interventions and youth friendly models that facilitate early help-seeking behaviour and seamless access to early intervention health and well-being services across the headspace service platforms; Mental Health; Drug and Alcohol and Vocational Assistance.

This role is split between our headspace Shellharbour and headspace Kiama hubs, with two days per week at each location.

This is a part-time opportunity (30 hours per week), fixed term until 30 June 2026.

We Are Looking For Someone With

• Minimum two years post graduate experience in mental health service delivery (full time equivalent) and;
• Clinical Psychologist or Registered Psychologist who have current full AHPRA registration, or;
• Occupational therapists who have current full APHRA registration, and who have completed additional mental health specific training and are eligible for mental health accreditation with OTA, or;
• Social Workers holding an approved Social Work Qualification (Bachelor/ Master of Social Work) and who have completed additional mental health specific training, and are eligible for mental health endorsement with AASW
• Counsellors with current clinical registration as a PACFA Mental Health Practitioner or current Level 3 or 4 membership with ACA, or;
• Division 1 Mental Health Nurses who have completed additional training or who have relevant experience within mental health, e.g. with post graduate qualifications in mental health nursing.
• Experience in assessment of mental health disorders, and provision of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy and other evidence-based focused psychological strategies.
• Experience working with young people and their families or carers in a family inclusive practice model.
• Demonstrated understanding of key issues in relation to the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems including ability to effectively engage with young people and their family, friends or carers.

Why join GPH?

• Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Regular supervision and support
• Increase your take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900 in living expenses and an additional benefit of up to $2,650 in meals and entertainment
• We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support

Interested?

Visit our website www.gph.org.au/employment to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the 'apply' button to submit your application.

Please ensure that your application addresses the selection criteria detailed in the position description and include this in your application or it may mean that your application does not progress to the next step in our recruitment process.

For more information contact: Charo Serventy – Service Manager, headspace Shellharbour & Kiama on cserventy@gph.org.au or 0448 274 131

Applications close: 21 September 2025

Please note that short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, young people from multicultural communities and people with a disability.