Youth Complex Mental Health Clinician

**Youth Complex Mental Health Clinician**

Samaritans Youth Complex Mental Health Team, Rural Young Minds, provides support to young people between the ages of 12-25 in the Mid-North Coast, Hunter & Upper-Hunter rural regions.
- Fixed Term, Part Time role until May 2026
- 32 hours per week
- Cessnock base with outreach to Muswellbrook and Singleton

**The Opportunity**:
Join us as we work together in a multidisciplinary environment, offering clinical therapeutic interventions and case coordination services to young individuals aged 12-25. Here, you'll play a key role in supporting and empowering those at risk of developing severe mental illness.

The role supports integrated access to primary health care, specialist mental health care, family support, educational/vocational engagement and psychological therapies.

It's not just a role - it's an opportunity to be part of a community that's changing lives and creating a warm, welcoming space for growth. Come be a part of something truly special

**Why work for us?**

Our team are the heart of what we do here at Samaritans. As a part of the Samaritans team, you have access to the following great benefits:

- 14 weeks paid maternity leave or 3 weeks paid parental pay + Super Contributions after 12 months
- Salary Packaging on a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight
- Up to 40% off on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
- Meals & Entertainment Salary packaging up to $2,650
- Access to Fitness Passport (over 300+gyms)
- Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible working options (including compressed week, RDO’s, 9-day fortnights)
- Career and development opportunities
- The opportunity to work within an innovative, collaborative team environment
- Progressive organisation with a focus on advocacy and social justice.
- You work for us, but we also want to work for you Is there something important to you we have missed? Let’s talk about it

**Essential Criteria**:

- Tertiary Degree qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or similar.
- Comprehensive understanding of mental health issues affecting young people, their families and carers including best treatment options.
- Demonstrated extensive experience managing clients with complex mental health needs.
- Ability to effectively engage with young people, families and carers who are at risk of developing severe mental health issues.
- Advanced relationship building skills, able to develop networks with a range of government, community and corporate stakeholders.
- Current Driver's License

**Desirable**
- Membership to appropriate body e.g AHPRA, AASW, PACFA. (If applicable)
- Minimum 2 years' demonstrated experience delivering therapeutic intervention/counselling.

The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following: NSW Working with Children Check, National Criminal History Check, First aid & CPR certificate and undertake a pre-employment functional medical.

**Who we are?**

Newcastle Anglican is at the core of some of the most well-known businesses within Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast & Mid North Coast organisations. Our service agencies include Anglican Care and Samaritans as well as Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation and 54 Anglican parishes.

**Please include your cover letter addressing the essential criteria, and your resume.**

**_ Samaritans promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people._**
- You must have the right to live and work in Australia._

**_ #SAMS_