Mental Health Support Specialist

6 days ago

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Northern Territory PHN Full time

About the Role

The Northern Territory PHN is seeking a skilled and compassionate Mental Health Support Specialist to join our team in Katherine. As a key member of our mental health service, you will work closely with young people and families to provide support and guidance in their recovery journey.

About the Position

  • Salary of SCHADS 3.1 $74,048.70 + Super + salary packaging
  • 5 weeks annual leave
  • Up to $7,000 relocation assistance through NT PHN
  • Access to Education Grants through NT PHN

Key Responsibilities

  • Utilise your lived experience of mental health difficulties, recovery, and accessing mental health services to provide support to young people and families in collaboration with their treating team.
  • Support young people to reach their recovery goals through individual sessions, joint sessions with other staff, outreach engagements, group activities, and linking in with appropriate internal and external services.
  • Provide ongoing opportunities for young people to debrief and provide feedback about their treatment journey with headspace.
  • Support young people to become self-advocates to make requests from their treating team about their recovery or types of services they would like available to them.
  • Be aware of the Peer Support Worker boundaries and the limitations of support you can provide, and be clear with young people and staff about what is and is not part of your role as a Peer Support Worker.
  • Work across programs within headspace to develop an understanding of the internal referral pathways to support young people in navigating the service.

Requirements

  • Certificate IV in Mental Health or relevant field
  • Experience of accessing support for mental health difficulties as a young person
  • Ability to actively engage, support, and work collaboratively with young people
  • Understanding of the mental health system in the Northern Territory
  • Ability to work effectively in a team-based culture
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication skills, and time management
  • Ability to work closely with a wide variety of young people, family members, and friends, clinical and professional staff, and relevant committees
  • Experience working with clients and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
  • Current Ochre Card, Criminal History Check, First Aid Certificate, and NT Drivers Licence

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