Team Leader - FRT headspace Early Psychosis (hEP) Western Sydney

About the role

Role Type: Full time, Max-Term until March 2028

Working: 76 hours per fortnight with hybrid work arrangements;

Location: Based at headspace Mount Druitt with regular attendance at Parramatta & Penrith locations

Salary: HPA Level 3 ($58.77 to 68.19 per hour) + Super + Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits up to $18,500 per annum

Please note: In line with the Health Professionals Award classification changes, effective from the first full pay period on or after 1st October 2026, the classification for this role has been updated to Level 3

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health leader to strengthen functional recovery support for young people experiencing early psychosis across Western Sydney & Nepean Blue Mountains, helping them build the skills, confidence and connections to participate in everyday life.

As Team Leader of the Functional Recovery Team (FRT), you’ll provide clinical and operational leadership to an established multidisciplinary team delivering targeted individual support and group programs.

You’ll lead a practical, strengths-based approach that helps young people work towards goals that matter to them: building daily routines and independent living skills, reconnecting with education or employment, strengthening relationships, exploring interests and participating in community life.

What you will do

- Lead the delivery of targeted, goal-focused functional recovery interventions through individual sessions, practical community-based support and group programs.
- Provide clinical and operational leadership, including direct line management, across clinical, allied health, vocational and peer support roles, supporting recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and culturally safe practice within each role’s scope.
- Oversee FRT referral pathways, allocation and workload planning so young people can access support matched to their functional recovery goals, identified barriers and the team’s scope.
- Guide cooperative assessment of everyday functioning and development of practical recovery goals with young people, translating these into strategies that build daily living skills, independence, social connections and participation in education, employment and meaningful activities.
- Oversee a varied group program shaped by young people’s interests and feedback, covering social and recreational participation, education and employment, personal development and creative expression.




- Work alongside CCT clinicians, young people, families and community partners to integrate functional recovery support into the broader care plan, maintain clear role boundaries and communicate changes or concerns to the treating team through established pathways.
- Provide supervision, mentoring and practice leadership appropriate to clinical and non-clinical roles, strengthening skills in functional recovery, collaborative goal setting and individual and group-based support.
- Maintain high-quality documentation and data, ensuring functional goals, interventions and progress are recorded clearly and outcomes reflect changes in everyday functioning, participation and young people’s experience of recovery.
- Contribute to clinical governance, incident reviews and quality improvement, using outcome data and feedback from young people and families to strengthen functional recovery services.

To learn more about the role, click here to view the Position Description About the program headspace Early Psychosis follows the Orygen EPPIC model, delivering integrated youth mental health care through:

- Mobile Assessment and Treatment Team (MATT)
- Continuing Care Team (CCT)
- Functional Recovery Team (FRT)

The Functional Recovery Team (FRT) provides specialist support alongside CCT to help young people rebuild everyday skills, pursue education and employment goals, strengthen social connections and participate in meaningful activities. Through individual interventions, group programs, vocational support, allied health and peer support, FRT complements ongoing clinical care without replacing CCT care coordination or MATT’s acute assessment and treatment functions.

About you

- Approved tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline, and full membership with AHPRA or an appropriate professional body.
- Minimum 5+ years mental health experience, including youth mental health and early psychosis (desirable)
- Strong experience in leadership, supervision and multidisciplinary collaboration, with an understanding of the distinct contributions of clinical, allied health, vocational and lived experience roles.




- Demonstrated experience supporting functional recovery and psychosocial rehabilitation, including helping young people overcome barriers to daily living, study, work and social participation.
- Skilled in collaborative functional assessment, practical goal setting and individual or group-based interventions, with sound judgement about scope of practice, risk and escalation to the treating team.
- Strong understanding of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and culturally safe practice
- Knowledge of NSW mental health systems, legislation, and service pathways
- Current Australian driver’s licence

Why Uniting

- Salary packaging that increases take-home pay
- 4 Me Days – extra paid leave each year (pro rata) to rest and recharge
- 4 CPD Days per year

- U Rewards including Fitness Passport, and access to discount and wellbeing programs
- Ongoing training and leadership development opportunities
- Opportunity to lead a specialist functional recovery team helping young people build independence and reconnect with meaningful everyday life.
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary and values-driven team culture
- Real impact in improving outcomes for young people and families

Click here to learn more about our great benefits: Benefits of working at Uniting If you are passionate about leading a team in making a real difference in mental health care, we encourage you to apply and click the Apply button & attach your Resume

Advert Closing: 11:55pm, Tuesday 12th November 2026. we'll be reviewing applications and interviewing throughout the advertising period.

For questions, contact:

Siobhan Cregan – Operations Manager – headspace Early Psychosis [email protected]

Pallavi Bhatia, Talent Acquisition Specialist at [email protected]

About Uniting

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Empowered by diversity

At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.

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