Independent Chair

About Anglicare NT

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services

We offer great benefits, including:

• Further training and development options.

• Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.

• A strengths-based environment.

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About headspace

headspace are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.

About the Opportunity

The Chair will provide independent leadership to the headspace Darwin and headspace Palmerston Consortium, which offers strategic direction and support to the two centres.

The Consortium comprises representatives from youth, mental health, and health-related services across Darwin and Palmerston, meeting face-to-face to guide service delivery. The Chair is appointed for one year, with the possibility of extension, and may serve a maximum of three consecutive years.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A thorough understanding or, experience in and passion for youth mental health Certificate IV in Mental Health or a related field, or a willingness to complete one.
• An understanding of the Northern Territory mental health system and issues faced by young people experiencing mental health concerns and their families.
• Advanced minute taking and report writing (including word processing) skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to working respectfully with Aboriginal, culturally and linguistically diverse, and LGBTQIA+ young people, families, communities, staff and Aboriginal Controlled Health Organisations.
• Highly effective, administration, time management and meeting facilitation skills

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Centre Manager on

As part of the recruitment process, please address the key selection criteria using the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

Applications will be assessed on receipt.

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver's licence.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.

Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals. Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).

Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination