Headspace Centre Manager

**headspace Centre Manager**
- **Full-time contract**:

- ** Location: headspace Maitland and Cessnock**

**The Opportunity**

Join an extraordinary team dedicated to making a positive impact

Embrace the role of headspace Centre Manager and become the driving force behind a dynamic, multidisciplinary team. Together, we're committed to providing client-centred youth-friendly clinical and therapeutic care services to empower and uplift young individuals aged 12 to 25 within our vibrant community.

We're on the lookout for a visionary leader, a mental health early intervention and clinical services focused manager, someone who is passionate for enhancing the lives of young people and excels in delivering culturally tailored, life-changing services. If you're ready to be part of this transformative journey, we welcome you to join us in this exciting opportunity.

**Why work for us?**

Our team are the heart of what we do here at Samaritans. As a part of the Samaritans team, you have access to the following great benefits:

- Salary Packaging on a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight
- Up to 40% off on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
- Meals & Entertainment Salary packaging up to $2,650
- Access to Fitness Passport (over 300+gyms)
- Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible working options (including compressed week, RDO's, 9-day fortnights).
- Career and development opportunities
- Dedicated and passionate team that provide therapeutic support to young people and to the surrounding communities
- Make a difference in the lives of young people

**Essential Criteria**:

- Tertiary degree in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Community Services or similar
- Substantial work experience in child and adolescent mental health settings
- Demonstrated understanding of clinical models and experience in providing both operational support and clinical supervision for clinical teams.
- Demonstrated leadership skills including change management skills and performance management skills.
- Demonstrated experience and competence working with vulnerable groups, including those who identify as LGBTIQA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- Demonstrate understanding of Youth Mental Health and clinical services delivered to young people including Early Psychosis, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, physical and sexual health and Substance use issues
- Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and review of Clinical Governance Models and practice guidelines, operational and financial plans
- Demonstrated experience working with and alongside a range of services and stakeholders that relate to all domains considerate of a young person
- Specific knowledge of child and adolescent development, substance use and associated sectors.
- An understanding of and commitment to Child Protection legislation and OH&S principles
- Knowledge and understanding the management of financial budgets

**Desirable**:

- Eligibility for membership of relevant professional association or membership of registration body or working towards same

**Who we are?**

Newcastle Anglican is at the core of some of the most well-known businesses within Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast & Mid North Coast organisations. Our service agencies include Anglican Care and Samaritans as well as Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation and 54 Anglican parishes.

**Please include your cover letter addressing the essential criteria, and your resume.**

**Applications Close: when we find you**

**Samaritans promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people.**
- You must have the right to live and work in Australia._