Mental Health Specialist

2 days ago

Miranda, New South Wales, Australia Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

At Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation ('AKKF') our purpose is to empower young people to thrive beyond the impacts of family mental illness. We achieve this by:

  • delivering positive mental health outcomes through high quality services that are trauma informed and evidence based;
  • delivering services that uniquely integrate recreation with mental health education, on the kids turf and on the kids terms; and
  • driving thought leadership and best practice in mental health through research and advocacy for young people and their families across Australia.

Our values are:

  • Connection - we are passionate about building genuine connections and creating fun experiences for the young people we support.
  • Commitment - we are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of all young people.
  • Collaboration - we work together, united as one team, organisation, and community.
  • Integrity - we live and work with integrity, trust, and transparency in everything we do.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Specialist to join the AKKF team on a part time (4 days per week) basis.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Mental Health Specialist role provides subject matter advice to the organisation on evidence-based mental health practices and oversees the research and reporting work that demonstrates AKKF's impact.

Location: AKKF is a fully remote organisation and we are open to candidates from all states

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the rollout and implementation of accreditation programs across AKKF, ensuring compliance with standards, child protection, child safety, and privacy obligations
  • Design and deliver evidence-based mental health education programs for team members, volunteers, and stakeholders, covering topics such as trauma-informed care, ADHD, strengths-based language, and psychological safety
  • Govern the integrity and clinical accuracy of all Kookaburra Kids program content, promoting mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviours across all initiatives
  • Provide clinical supervision, debriefing sessions, and individual support to team members and volunteers, particularly following program incidents or challenges
  • Support external promotion and advocacy efforts by attending media forums, creating mental health content for multiple platforms, and engaging with key stakeholders alongside the CEO
  • Monitor mental health sector trends and continuously improve AKKF's clinical services, policies, and procedures to ensure they remain evidence-based and competitive
  • Collaborate with the fundraising team as the mental health subject matter expert, contributing to grant applications and funding submissions
  • Lead research activities including grant applications, ethical approvals, study design, data collection, and evaluation of program outcomes to inform organisational strategy

About you:

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • Postgraduate study in Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology with current AHPRA registration or mental health endorsement if a social worker.
  • Demonstrated post graduate experience in mental health and recent experience in child and adolescent mental health, preferably in the community or health promotion setting.
  • Advanced skills in holistic youth mental health assessment, treatment, and care planning of child and adolescent mental health.
  • Significant Clinical Education experience including program and/or content development and clinical supervision.
  • Demonstrated experience translating research into practice.
  • In-depth knowledge of Child Protection, Child Safety and Privacy standards and legislation across all Australian jurisdictions.
  • Maintain a current satisfactory check for working with young people, as per the relevant State/Territory legislation.
  • Maintain a current and satisfactory National Police Check.

What We Offer:

  • Fully remote role with flexibility and autonomy
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Day off for your birthday
  • Weekly paid "ME Time"
  • Quarterly peer recognition awards
  • Wellbeing focused EAP
  • Salary packaging as a not-for-profit
  • Ongoing professional development
  • Work that contributes to real impact, supporting the people who support young people

To Apply

If you're energetic, compassionate, and eager to contribute to impactful youth programs, we want to hear from you

To apply, submit your resume and cover letter via the Apply Now button. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

If you have any questions, please reach out

Child Safeguarding

AKKF is committed to creating environments where the safety and wellbeing of young people is at the center of our thoughts, values, and actions.

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