Psychologist / Mental Health Social Worker / Clinician

Job Title: Psychologist/ Mental Health Social Worker

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600, Australia / Hybrid

Role Type: Full-time or Part-time / Hybrid (both in-office and remote work)

Experience Level: Senior

Salary range: $85,000 to $165,000 annual (ex super and bonus) commensurate with experience

Closing Date: 28 November, 2025

Background:

Capability Clinical Services provides professional, client centred, trauma informed and compassionate support for children, young people, and adults. Capability Clinical Services is provides a range of clinical services including Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), face to face and telehealth counselling, biopsychosocial assessments, carers support and training in trauma informed care for care teams. Capability Clinical services is part of the larger Capability Support team.

Capability Support was established in 2023 with the simple belief that We can do better for the community, through providing personalised, flexible, professional and easy-to-access supports.

Capability's vision is to provide personalised, flexible and professional supports through the provision of More Support, Less Admin and delivering high quality, customised and easy-to access supports.

The role:

We are looking for Psychologists (registered), Social Workers (Mental Health) and Clinicians (Behaviour Support Practitioners, Counsellors) who are dedicated to making a difference in peoples' lives through the provision of Behaviour Support and direct Clinical Services.

Working under our Director of Clinical Services & Strategy and within the Capability Clinical Governance Framework, you will deliver personalised, flexible and professional clinical supports to Children, Young People, Adults, Families and care teams, as well as supporting the development of Positive Behaviour Support Plans.

You will operate in a diverse environment, visiting people at their homes, working in schools, or, working out of our offices in Canberra City with welcoming clinical rooms set up to provide direct therapy to clients.

At Capability support, we provide therapeutic support to vulnerable people in the ACT. If you like diversity and challenging work and like to develop and learn, this is the team for you

The benefits:

In addition to working for a cutting-edge, innovative and supportive team, you will receive:

• Competitive pay-rates
• An autonomous and flexible role
• Ongoing certified training and development
• Training to hold relevant job qualifications
• Paid internal and external clinical supervision
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional and career development
• An organisation with an insatiable drive to do better and be continuously improving.
• Access to in-house supervision for 4+2 and 5+1 provisional psych

The responsibilities:

As a clinician with Capability, you'll be afforded a diverse client load within different funding streams, such as statutory funding, NDIS funding and private funding options. You will work with the Director of Clinical Services to maintain a diverse, but viable caseload to allow for further development and high quality supports.

• Provide direct, trauma-informed clinical support to Children, Young People, Families and Adults
• Complete comprehensive clinical notes and documentation for clients receiving clinical services
• Lead, hold and participate in reflective practices
• Identify and develop support strategies for clients to increase their capabilities and improve their quality of life.
• Complete comprehensive Functional Behavioural Assessments and develop high quality Behaviour Support Plans
• Ensure all records are kept to a high standard and uphold client confidentiality
• Ensure supports are delivered in accordance with Capability Clinical Governance Framework
• Responsible for reduction and elimination of Restrictive Practices, as well as the approval of Positive Behaviour Support Plans through the ACT Senior Practitioner.
• Work with the Director of Clinical Services to continue to develop quality based and clinical based governance frameworks and principles.

The requirements:

Capability is committed to your learning and development. If you do not possess any of the requirements for this role, please contact us and we will discuss your options with you.

• Tertiary qualification, Social Work, or Psychology
• Registration with AHPRA or relevant professional body.
• Demonstrated experience working in a clinical environment, preferably with direct clinical experience and/or NDIS Behaviour Support experience.
• Experience or willingness to learn functional behavioural assessment and behaviour support plan development
• Current NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner registration (or willingness to undertake one)
• Valid Working with Vulnerable People Registration (or ability to obtain one) with NDIS Screening (or ability to obtain)
• Valid police check (or willingness to undertake one)
• Eligible to undertake a CYPS Suitability Clearance.
• Drivers' license / comprehensive car insurance / available & registered vehicle

If you have any questions about this recruitment round, please do not hesitate to contact Natalie Fraser, Director of Clinical Services

We look forward to hearing from you.