Salary: $122,433.00 - $125,438.00

Job Type: Full-Time Employee (FT)

Location: Gympie QLD

Job Category: Psychology, Counselling & Social Work (Healthcare & Medical)

About

The individuals, families and communities we support are at the heart of everything we do at Youturn. We listen deeply – honouring every voice, story, culture and choice – through our core values of Integrity, Respect and Inclusion. We have a strong commitment to reflection and responsibility and are always curious and adapting through our Learning value. At Youturn, we believe in the importance of caring today for a better tomorrow, represented in our value of Stewardship.

Youturn is a community-based not-for-profit charity providing social, community, and health services across Australia. With more than 35 years of experience, we are a trusted provider supporting individuals and communities through life’s toughest moments, empowering people of all ages to live safe, connected, and meaningful lives. With compassion and equity at our core, we support people in the areas of housing, community and family support, mental health, and support for those bereaved or impacted by suicide.

You can find out more at youturn.org.au .

Some leadership roles are about managing services ~ Others are about creating the conditions for young people to feel safe, supported, understood and connected to the right care at the right time.

As Youturn is the Lead Agency for headspace Gympie, we're seeking an experienced and passionate Clinical Lead to provide clinical leadership and oversight across the established service and its outreach locations.





This is a unique opportunity to be part of an exciting chapter for the service while building on the strong relationships, trusted reputation and foundations already established within the community.

Working alongside the Centre Manager, a multidisciplinary team, consortium partners, local providers and the broader community, you'll play a critical role in ensuring young people receive safe, evidence-informed, youth-friendly and culturally responsive care when they need it most.

Job Description

About Youturn

Youturn is a not-for-profit organisation established more than 30 years ago to address youth homelessness on the Sunshine Coast. Today it has evolved into a national organisation with a multidisciplinary team of professionals. Trusted to create safe, inclusive, and supportive communities, Youturn offers assistance to vulnerable people of all ages, during their most challenging times.

At Youturn, our overarching goal is to make a lasting impact in the lives of those we serve. Through our dedicated efforts and partnerships, we aspire to build a society where everyone has the opportunity to lead a fulfilling and dignified life.

Values Statement





Supporting young and vulnerable people in their time of need, is at the heart of what we do at Youturn. Our organisational culture is built on trusting relationships that are meaningful and inclusive. We listen to understand, we embrace diversity and we offer a safe space free from judgement.

To ensure our young and vulnerable people receive individualised support, we invest in team members who embody our values to foster a collaborative culture of excellence.

Position Summary

The role of the Clinical Lead position is to provide clinical leadership and oversight for the Headspace centre. This includes the provision of complex clinical case service delivery, skilled leadership of the Access and Intake team, and supervision. The role is also tasked to effectively engage, screen, assess, refer and provide brief interventions and coordinate care for a caseload of young people aged 12-25 years who are clients of Headspace.

Key Responsibilities

Service Provision

- Provide evidence based clinical interventions including focused psychological strategies and psychological interventions to support young people presenting with a range of support needs.
- Review and improvement of clinical procedures and processes as required in response to clinical staff and client feedback.
- Provide consultation on a regular basis regarding child protection risk and reporting requirements.
- Develop and facilitate professional development sessions for the team in response to identified training needs in consultation with the Centre Manager.
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📌 Clinical Lead (Gympie)
🏢 Youturn
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