Multicultural Clinician

Posted: 16/07/2025

Closing Date: 31/07/2025

Salary: $88,099.00 - $105,350.00

Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Kaurna Country, Northern Adelaide Medicare Mental Health Centre

Job Category: Healthcare & Medical

**Who are we?**

headspace is Australia’s leading youth mental health organisation, providing a range of comprehensive services for young people aged 12 - 25 years. headspace centres act as a one-stop-shop for young people who are seeking support with mental health, physical and sexual health, work and study, or alcohol and/or other drug use.

Sonder is the lead agency of headspace Adelaide, headspace Edinburgh North, headspace Marion and headspace Onkaparinga.

**What benefits can we offer?**

When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits such as:

- Salary (excluding super) paid above award and reviewed annually
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development allowance provided yearly
- Generous salary packaging options - increase your take home pay by 6-12%
- 17.5% Leave Loading
- Modern and welcoming office spaces
- Christmas Closure Bonus Leave (above annual leave entitlements)
- Training opportunities
- Meal & entertainment allowances
- Paid parental leave, and much more

Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.

**Hours**:Part-Time (0.6FTE). Capacity to work shifts 11am - 7pm as required.

**Contract**:Ongoing

**Location**:headspace Adelaide

**About the Role**:
The Multicultural Mental Health Clinician will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments and deliver focused clinical therapy to young people aged 12-25 in a primary care setting. The role involves delivering individual and group counselling, developing and implementing group programs, and coordinating care for clients. It also includes liaising with stakeholders, participating in supervision and team meetings, and contributing to professional development. A key focus of the role is enhancing cultural capability through culturally safe practices and supporting project work that improves inclusivity and stakeholder collaboration.

**Experience Requirements**:

- Demonstrated experience working within a fast-paced environment.
- Provision of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/or other evidence based therapies with young people aged 12-25 who have a mental health disorder.
- Relevant experience in the area of youth mental health, and working with young people from a multicultural background.

**Qualification and Other Requirements**:

- Drivers Licence
- Current or willing to obtain a Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
- Current or willing to obtain a National Police Clearance
- Qualified in one of the following disciplines, Mental Health Accreditation and membership to associated professional body; Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Mental Health Nursing.

**Credential Requirements**

Psychologist / Clinical Psychologist
- Approved Masters or equivalent in psychology, with experience of two (2) years or more in clinical mental health settings preferably community based.
- Registered as a psychologist with AHPRA.

Clinical Psychologist:

- To be recognised as a clinical psychologist, personnel must meet requirements to have practice endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia in specialist area of practice of clinical psychology.

Mental Health Nurse
- Mental Health Nurses must be accredited with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
- Experience of two (2) years or more in clinical mental health settings preferably community based.

Social Worker
- Approved degree in Social Work, eligibility for membership and Mental Health accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Experience of two (2) years or more in clinical mental health settings preferably community based.

Occupational Therapist
- Registered as an Occupational Therapist with AHPRA.
- Approved degree from a recognised School of Occupational Therapy.
- Experience of two (2) years or more in clinical mental health settings preferably community based.

**How to apply**:
**Advert Closing Date**:31 July 2025