Join our Mental Health Services Team.

• Permanent full time role
• SCHADS Level 5 + Salary Packaging
• Located at Horsham

About the role

Join a passionate team at headspace Horsham as a Senior Mental Health Clinician, where you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality mental health services to young people. This position involves managing a full caseload, providing clinical assessments and treatment, supporting staff through consultation and advice, and contributing to clinical governance and service quality.

You'll also engage directly with young people, offering counselling, advocacy, care coordination, and fostering strong links with health, education, and social support services.

Work closely with a dedicated team, including the Team Leader Clinical Services and Senior Clinical Advisor, to help drive positive outcomes in youth mental health.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to a salary equivalent to SCHADS Level 5 + superannuation, you can access the following:

• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
• 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in an allied health discipline (Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent)
• Additional mental health-specific training or endorsement (for Social Workers, OTs, and Mental Health Nurses)
• Full registration with AHPRA or full membership with AASW
• Advanced clinical skills and experience in diverse mental health settings
• Proven ability to work with young people experiencing complex mental health issues, including suicide risk and behavioural challenges
• Strong experience in clinical triage, assessment, treatment, referral, and case management, with a focus on early intervention and tailored care planning

View the position description here

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, please reach out to U'Nita Harold, Team Leader Clinician Services on unita.harold@vt.uniting.org. 

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.