Aboriginal Mental Health and Social Emotional Wellbeing Professional Trainee

**Join a deadly workforce shaping the future of Aboriginal mental health - earn, learn and lead with community beside you.**

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time until June 2026
**Position Classification**: Aboriginal Health Worker
**Remuneration**: $31.52 - $45.57 per hour + super
**Location**: Hunter area
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ609719
**Applications Close**: Monday, 13th October 2025
- YAMHS respectfully acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the custodians of the land in which our mental health facilities are located. We pay our respects to our Elders who are the knowledge holders of our culture and who keep our traditions, rituals, song lines alive. We respect the continuing connection to the sky, land, rivers and seas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and its interconnectedness to social, emotional, physical, spiritual and mental health and wellbeing. We acknowledge the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities within our district, the staff who work with us and the Aboriginal services and organisations who partner with us to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our footprint. We ask all those that walk, work and live on traditional Aboriginal lands to be respectful of culture and traditions._

**This is a position identified for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people on the basis of a genuine occupational qualification under section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants must demonstrate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status in addition to addressing the selection criteria. Citing and corroboration of Aboriginal identity is flexible, however the statutory requirements for Aboriginality are based upon descent. For information on Confirmation of Aboriginality requirements click**here**. If you require support, please make contact so this support can be offered.**

**About us**:
YAMHS is a youth, adult Aboriginal standalone speciality in reach and care coordination service within acute mental health services Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD). YAMHS is a multidisciplinary team who are specialised Aboriginal mental health clinicians that aim to deliver collaborative, clinical and culturally responsive holistic care and are seeking Aboriginal people who are interested in becoming trained mental health clinicians who are passionate about improving the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accessing mental health services.

The multidisciplinary team provide:

- Transitioning of Care Coordination (TOCC)
- wrap around support response.
- Culturally grounded mental health assessment & care planning
- Care coordination/case management/therapeutic interventions
- Healing supports /Clinical yarning/Cultural consultation
- Collaborative partnerships with people, families & community
- Across-lifespan specialist Mental health support

YAMHS is committed to helping the local community access acute mental health services and work with community to empower mob to maintain their mental health and social emotional wellbeing. YAMHS also provides community-based supports & consultations outside of clinical pathways. YAMHS is delivered by mob, for mob in partnership with Aboriginal communities. YAMHS is known for being culturally connected and a clinical care service that is responsive, collaborative and holistic provided through clinical yarning, expertise, knowledge and healing.

**About the role**:
As a YAMHS Allied Health undergraduate clinician/trainee you will help our service provide flexible, holistic and culturally sensitive mental health services with on-the-job training as a mental health clinician to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, young peoples and families to achieve better mental health and social emotional wellbeing outcomes and improve access for mob under the cultural governance structure of YAMHS.

Whilst you are employed you will undertake a 3-year degree through the Djurruwang Program, Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, where your HECS fees are paid by us your employer This traineeship is a great opportunity to grow your skills and make a real difference by supporting your local community. You will also join a large Aboriginal mental health workforce of 4.6% to help ensure mental health service is integrating social and emotional wellbeing practices by providing responsive and culturally safe mental health care under a supervised, culturally competent and responsive clinical training program. This position is a 3-year traineeship and the contract will be renewed at the end of each semester pending successful completion of all workplace, clinical placement and university academic traineeship requirements via the matrix and traineeship plan and clinical and non-clinical workplace records.

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