Job Description

About The Role

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This position is temporary part-time 3 days per week for parental leave relief until 30th May 2027 with the potential for contract extension, located in Goulburn.

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The Senior Practitioner leads clinical service coordination and delivery, ensuring high-quality support for young people and their families. This role provides guidance to a multidisciplinary team, supports clinical reviews, manages referrals and demand, and assists the satellite service at headspace Yass.

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Perks & Perks

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- A positive work culture by offering flexible work arrangements that support your wellbeing
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- Ongoing professional development and supervision
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- Increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment
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- GPH Staff Conference
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- Employer paid parental leave on top of the government PPL Scheme
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- Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program
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Duties

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- Deliver high-quality mental health support to young people. Manage a caseload, provide evidence-based interventions and maintain accurate clinical records.
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- Lead and support clinical practice across the team. Provide mentoring, case consultation and guidance to help achieve safe, high-quality outcomes.
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- Drive service quality and improvement. Strengthen clinical standards, support audits and accreditation, and build partnerships that enhance care.
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Skills & Experience

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- Minimum two years post graduate experience in mental health service delivery (full time equivalent) and;
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- Clinical Psychologist or Registered Psychologist who have current full AHPRA registration, or;
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- Occupational therapists who have current full APHRA registration, and who have completed additional mental health specific training and are eligible for mental health accreditation with OTA, or;
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- Social Workers holding an approved Social Work Qualification (Bachelor/ Master of Social Work) and who have completed additional mental health specific training,



and are eligible for mental health endorsement with AASW or
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- Counsellors with current clinical registration as a PACFA Mental Health Practitioner or current Level 3 or 4 membership with ACA, or;
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- Division 1 Mental Health Nurses who have completed additional training or who have relevant experience within mental health, e.g. with post graduate qualifications in mental health nursing.
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- Experience in assessment of mental health disorders, and provision of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy and other evidence-based focused psychological strategies.
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- Experience working with young people and their families or carers in a family inclusive practice model.
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- Demonstrated understanding of key issues in relation to the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems including ability to effectively engage with young people and their family, friends or carers.
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About Headspace

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headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Goulburn work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.

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Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Goulburn. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.

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Interested?

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Applications close: 6th September 2026. Shortlisting may begin prior to the closing date.

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For more information contact: Melissa Burgess, Service Manager, headspace Goulburn/Yass at [email protected] or 02 4824 4944.

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Visit www.gph.org.au/employment to download the Position Description and Employee Benefits Guide, then click Apply to submit your application.

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Please ensure your application addresses the selection criteria in the Position Description.

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Our Commitment to Inclusion

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We welcome applications from people with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, LGBTQIA+ communities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disability.

📌 Senior Practitioner - headspace Goulburn
🏢 Grand Pacific Health
📍 Goulburn