Youth Focus is a for-purpose organisation that creates brighter futures for young people in WA by offering a range of no-cost mental health services. Established in ****, Youth Focus delivers innovative and accessible mental health services and programs across WA to help young people aged 12 to 25. A key component of this is our role as the lead agency for five headspace Centres, including our Geraldton Youth Hub l ocated on Southern Yamatji Country.
We are looking for an ambitious Senior Mental Health Clinician for our Geraldton team!
Open to full-time or part-time employment (0.8 - 1 FTE)
Contract until June ****
About the Role
Reporting to the Clinical Lead, this position w ill deliver evidenced based interventions to young people accessing Youth Focus services. The incumbent will provide supervision, mentoring and guidance to staff as required. The key responsibilities include:
Provide office-based, outreach, and/or telehealth individual or group interventions to young people accessing services.
Establish and maintain effective relationships with schools to facilitate access to psychological services to young people within a school setting
Coordinate case management and evidence-based therapeutic mental health care based on individual needs of young people
Conduct initial assessment of referrals to determine appropriate care pathways, severity of risk, and complexity of need
Develop and implement risk management plans which support young people to manage factors impacting on identified risk of harm




Contribute to the YES team culture ensuring it is young person centric, optimistic, empathetic, and recovery focused
With support from the Clinical Lead, facilitate internal training and knowledge sharing sessions for staff, contractors and co-locators in consultation with the Leadership Team
Actively engage with young people, their families and significant others in the delivery and evaluation of individual treatment plans
To be considered for this position, applicants will have:
Relevant tertiary qualifications with current full membership or registration (AHPRA or AASW)
Experience working with young people (and their families) who have experienced a complex mental health concern, in both a case management and therapeutic role
Demonstrated ability to provide high quality assessment and evidence-based psychological interventions, within a stress-vulnerability and recovery framework for young people
Demonstrated experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, ideally with young people experiencing mental health disorders
Ability to be self-motivated and function independently while being able to effectively work in a multidisciplinary team




Post graduate qualifications in an area related to youth mental health (desirable)
'C' Class Driver's Licence and capacity to travel for work when needed
Capacity to work evenings (until 7pm Mondays/Thursdays)
What we offer
Youth Focus is a recognised Inclusive Employer (Diversity Council Australia *********)
Salary packaging commensurate to an NFP - up to $18,550 pa
Generous paid parental leave (up to 13 weeks) and long service leave (up to 12 weeks)
Additional annual leave, and other leave offerings (including gifted Christmas leave)
Access to ongoing professional development opportunities
An prospect to make your mark and impact on a recent youth mental health service
Closing date for applications: 5.00pm, Tuesday 22 September ****
Appointment to the role is subject to the successful candidate providing a satisfactory National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check
Shortlisting will commence immediately, and the role may close earlier than the date mentioned above if we find a suitable candidate
Youth Focus is committed to ensuring every individual that interacts with us feels safe and is able to bring their whole selves, being welcomed with equity, dignity and respect. In doing so, we understand that we must first include, listen, and reflect in order to build trust, connect, and partner. We celebrate individuality and are guided by the stories and journeys of the communities in which we live and work. Everyone is welcome at Youth Focus.
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