Mental Health Clinician

2 days ago

Salisbury, Australia Lives Lived Well Full time

The Northern Adelaide Children and Family Mental Health Service operates from our new Salisbury hub, providing mental health and wellbeing supports to families and their children (aged 11 and under), including perinatal services.

We offer a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment and provide support to all families including First Nations People, CALD and LGBTIQ+ communities. We are looking for a Mental Health Clinician to join our team. This role is a full-time maternity leave replacement contract until 12 September 2025.

The salary for this role is ranges between $49.28 - $51.51 per hour, depending on the successful applicant’s skills, knowledge and experience. You will also be eligible for salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay.

**Your Opportunity
You will have prior experience working in the Human Services field and will be looking for a challenging and interesting role, supporting families and children with severe and complex mental health concerns. Your skills and attributes will include:

- You will need to hold a suitable bachelor’s degree. Individuals holding a Counselling qualification must have level 3 ACA accreditation.
- A minimum of one year in a similar role post-placement experience is required. This experience must include providing counselling or case management services outside of your placement.
- Proficiency in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is essential.
- Experience working with parents and children of culturally diverse groups, including First Nations, CALD and LGBTIQ+ communities.
- Understanding of grief and loss and ability to counsel individually and group sessions.
- A background in using Art Therapy and Play Therapy to support emotional regulation and resilience-building in children.
- Being a team player - we are a small, supportive team and we all pitch it to get the job done.
- Strong communication skills - written and verbal - you’ll be working with families and young children so the ability to relate is essential.
- Ability to self-care and self-regulate during times of stress and high pressure.Training in “Incredible Years” and/or “Circle of Security” would be beneficial.

There is some outreach work in this role, so you will also need a current Australian Drivers Licence. And because you’ll be working with children, a current Working with Children Check is required.

**Why Work for Lives Lived Well?
**Our Northern Adelaide service is only 1 year old, so this is a great opportunity to make the role your own. We are a small (6), dedicated, and friendly team - we share, care, and work hard Our Team Leader is highly collaborative and has a genuine “open door” policy - she supports each of us individually and uniquely.

**You can see all the LLW benefits on our Careers page, but some are:
- Free onsite parking and use of a pool car for outreach work
- We are also close to public transport options and there is a great variety of delicious places for lunch nearby
- Perkbox Discounts - save on everyday items including groceries, petrol, and leisure activities
- An extra five paid leave days per year to support your wellbeing and work-life balance
- Regular clinical supervision, case conferencing and debriefingsYou’ll love working with talented people who are humble, human, and full of hope. We’re dedicated to helping others, no matter how difficult or complex the challenge.

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