Youth Counsellor

About us

headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Oran park work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.

Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Oran Park.  We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.

About the position

If you are passionate about Youth Mental Health and want to make a positive difference to the lives of young people and their families, we would love for you to join our headspace team as a Youth Counsellor.

The position provides a welcoming first point of contact for young people and their friends, family and carers seeking support from headspace Oran Park. The purpose of the position is to undertake assessments and triage appropriate referrals to headspace Oran Park. The incumbent will assess the mental health and psycho-social support needs of young people referred to headspace and in conjunction with the headspace Oran Park team coordinate their transition to appropriate support and treatment streams within and external to headspace in accordance with the clinical need.

The position will also provide early intervention counselling and support services to young people aged 12-25 who have or may be at risk of developing a mental health and/or substance use disorder or have economic and social recovery needs.

This is a full-time position, fixed-term to 30 June 2026 with extension expected subject to additional funding.

We are looking for someone with:

1. Qualifications in Social Work, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, Psychology, or other relevant field as well as eligibility for registration with the appropriate professional organisation/authority as required.
2. Experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment, providing counselling services to young people.
3. Demonstrated understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems including an ability to engage and communicate effectively with young people.
4. Demonstrated ability to undertake assessment and screening of young people and their family to determine care needs and assist to access necessary services.

Why join GPH?

• Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
• Full-time positions have the option to enjoy a monthly RDO
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Regular supervision and support
• Increase your take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900 in living expenses and an additional benefit of up to $2,650 in meals and entertainment
• We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support

Interested?

Visit our website to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the 'apply' button to submit your application.

Please ensure that your application addresses the selection criteria detailed in the position description and include this in your application or it may mean that your application does not progress to the next step in our recruitment process.

For more information contact: Cait Boyd, Service Manager - headspace Oran Park on Wednesday – Friday) or email

Applications close: 21 September 2025

*Please note that short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, young people from multicultural communities and people with a disability.