Aboriginal Youth Mental Health Worker

• Application close: COB on Wednesday 1 October 2025
• Part-time (between 38 – 60.8 hours per fortnight)
• Fixed term until June 2026
• Remuneration SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience + superannuation
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave
• Up to $15,900 for living expenses + up to $2,600 towards meals and entertainment can be tax-free through NFP Salary Packaging

About the position

The Aboriginal Youth Mental Health Worker role has been resourced to enhance the capacity of the headspace services and YSAS in collaboration with DDACL to be more responsive to the social and emotional wellbeing needs of young people aged 12 – 25 years from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander background. The Aboriginal Youth Mental Health Worker will have the capability to respond primarily through group-based programs, health promotion and limited community outreach to the unique needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in the Frankton and Mornington Peninsula regions. The position will enhance access for young people to services that support overall health, social and emotional wellbeing, suicide prevention, alcohol and other drug use, promote healthy lifestyle and strengthen cultural identity and relationships with families and community. This program aims to identify the needs of local Aboriginal youth and deliver creative and flexible initiatives addressing their needs.

Key Selection Criteria

• Work flexibly to identify and respond to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and their families to improve mental health outcomes.
• Create, plan, facilitate and evaluate group interventions to support social & emotional wellbeing for young people, particularly those who are not connected to support services.
• Provide assessment, care planning, coordination and brief intervention within a Social and Emotional Well-being Framework.
• Provide secondary consultation to internal and external services providers.
• Deliver community-based health promotion activities that provide access to culturally safe information and resources for young people, families and community.
• Ensure accurate recording of case notes and reports within organisational timelines and procedures.

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION below.

What our young people request from our workers:

Young people across YSAS have spoken out and given feedback about the qualities that best describe a good YSAS worker:

"*A good worker takes the time to understand your interests and doesn't treat everyone the same." "Young people believe that a good YSAS worker is empathetic and good at actively listening in a non-judgmental way, is relatable, down-to-earth and able to build trust and rapport in a consistent manner". "It takes time to trust someone, but it's worth it when you know they've got your back". Young people have also raised that genuine human connection is an important quality, "being authentically human", while having a holistic, flexible, and adaptable approach that considers the entire context of a young person's life and their intersectionalities. "It's about making sure workers don't just tick boxes but genuinely want to see us thrive"*

Regardless of where they are based or what position a worker has, everything we do at YSAS is about young people and their families.

Why work with us?

• YSAS has a true commitment to flexible working, ensuring that individual, team and client needs are met
• YSAS offers additional leave entitlements such as gender affirmation, ceremonial leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, fertility leave, blood donors leave, a generous Parental Leave Scheme and the ability to purchase additional leave.
• Access to learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Please note:

• As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
• You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact, Jessica Van Zeil, Team Leader, on regarding the role of Aboriginal Youth Mental Health Worker, Recruitment Ref. Number – 095_2025.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term

Pay: $27.51 – $58.14 per hour

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Preferred)

Work Location: In person