Vocational Specialist

Individual Placement Support Program - headspace

Part time 4 days per week

Headspace Bunbury

Over the last 70 years Relationships Australia WA has been providing relationship support services for individual, couples, families and communities. We are a team of professional and highly motivated staff who are committed to enhancing the lives of communities, families and individuals and supporting positive and respectful relationships.

About the role

We are offering a permanent role of Vocational Specialist in the Individual Placement Support Program (IPS) team at our headspace Bunbury office. The current vacancy is 4 days per week.

The Vocational Worker will provide specialised vocational services to young people who are referred for employment and education support as part of their care at headspace.

The Vocational Worker will work in conjunction with other staff to support young people to gain employment or to enrol and/or continue further education. Additionally, they will liaise with local employers, training agencies, education providers and health professionals to ensure ease of access and smooth transition across a range of employment and educational opportunities for young people. This will involve assertive outreach work combined with excellent youth engagement skills to ensure young people are well supported and are linked to suitable employment opportunities.

The incumbent will require knowledge and expertise in the employment sector, combined with understanding, skills and interest in the youth mental health field.





The overall aims of vocational interventions for young people seen by the Vocational Worker are to minimise the impact of their mental health issue on the normal developmental trajectory and to enable recovery from their mental health issue.

To find out more about headspace visit http://headspace.org.au/.

Skills, experience, and qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications including relevant professional registration as required and/or experience in employment services, vocational rehabilitation, career development or a related field

• Extensive knowledge of issues that impact young people when accessing employment and/or educational opportunities

• Knowledge of the employment services sector, Centrelink and other state and federal employment initiatives that impact young people.

Desirable

• Experience providing career-planning advice to young people

• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with young people who are experiencing a mental health issue

• A broad understanding of the mental health and primary care health system in Australia.

• Demonstrated experience and success at initiating and sustaining collaborative partnerships with a range of organisations within the employment and education service system.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to relate to and work effectively with young people.

• High levels of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion.





• Positive and team-oriented team player.

• Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to problems.

Why Join Us?

- We are a values-driven organisation that aims for Authenticity, Inclusion, Compassion and Excellence.

- Salary $85,797.33 per annum pro rata plus superannuation

- Non-for-profit salary packaging up to $18,550

- Additional annual leave at year-end up to three days

- Staff Reward program to provide savings on your everyday expenses

- We value diversity across cultures, genders, sexuality and neurotypes. All interested, skilled and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply

A copy of the position description is available upon request.

Please contact the Coordinator: Support Programs, Niamh Walton at [email protected] or 61640680 # 1 for more information.

Application instructions:

Applications must include a cover letter outlining suitability for the role and a current resume citing professional referees and to be submitted via SEEK.

Applications close at 5pm on Tuesday the 1st September 2026

Relationships Australia WA is committed to being a 'Child-Safe' organisation and expects all staff agree to our Children and Young People Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Child Safe Code of Conduct. Appropriate rigorous reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check (where applicable), Police checks and identity check. We are committed to the safety and empowerment of all children, including those with a disability and from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

📌 Vocational Specialist (Bunbury)
🏢 Relationships Australia Western Australia
📍 Bunbury