About the role We are seeking a Youth Access Worker to provide a welcoming first point of contact for young people and their families seeking support from headspace Liverpool and Edmonson Park.

This position offers the opportunity to:

• carry out intake processes and assess the mental health and psycho-social support needs of young people referred to headspace
• undertake short-term support and interventions, conducting intake assessments, and coordinating appropriate supports and treatment streams within and external to headspace.
• Adapt to the differing operational demands of headspace Liverpool and Edmonson Park, which vary due to levels of activity and growth. This includes managing fluctuating service needs, ensuring efficient assessments, triaging, and coordination of referrals, while supporting the unique processes and priorities of each centre.

We have a full-time opportunity available. Full-time employees can opt to enjoy a rostered day off each month. The role is currently fixed term until 30 June 2026, with extensions subject to additional funding.

This role will involve providing services across both headspace Liverpool and headspace Edmondson Park centres. While you will be primarily based at the Liverpool location, you must be prepared to work at both sites as required to support service delivery. Why join us?

• Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay by reducing your taxable income (up to $15,900 for living expenses + $2,650 for meals and entertainment).
• Additional day of leave over end of year shutdown.
• 17.5% Annual Leave loading
• Company-paid parental leave for all parents.
• Employee Assistance Program via LifeWorks for 24x7 counselling support, including telehealth, live chat and wellbeing platform.
• Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
• Work in a supportive, growing organisation with a focus on employee well-being and a positive workplace culture.

We are looking for someone with:

1. Qualifications or working towards same in a relevant field such as in youth work, social work, mental health nursing, psychology, peer work, occupational therapy, counselling, or other related qualifications or demonstrated experience in a similar role.
2. Demonstrated understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems including an ability to engage and communicate effectively with young people.
3. Demonstrated ability to undertake assessment and screening of young people and their families to determine care needs and assist to access necessary services.
4. Experience in providing counselling services to young people.

Why join Grand Pacific Health? Grand Pacific Health is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to delivering inclusive and integrated health care to communities across NSW and ACT. With a workforce of over 400 people, we provide services from 25 locations and are continuing to grow.

Headspace Liverpool and Edmonson Park provide early intervention mental health services to young people aged 12-25 who have or may be at risk of developing a mental health and/or substance use disorder or have economic and social recovery needs. It is a part of the Youth Mental Health Team within Grand Pacific Health (GPH).

Interested? Visit our website www.gph.org.au/employment to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the 'apply' button to submit your application.

Please ensure that your application addresses the selection criteria detailed in the position description, or it may mean that your application does not progress to the next step in our recruitment process.

For more information please contact: Effie Stylianou, Service Manager - headspace Liverpool [email protected] or 0439087269

Applications close: 12 March 2025

*Please note that short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, multicultural communities and people with a disability.

Selected applicants will be asked to provide evidence of compliance with COVID-19 Vaccination.