About us headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Bega and Cooma work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people. Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Bega and Cooma. 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. headspace Cooma is an outpost of headspace Bega. We operate 3 days per week from the Cooma hub and also provide outreach to Jindabyne and local schools as needed. About the position
The Mental Health Clinician will work collaboratively with a young person and their family to identify their support needs, goals and develop collaborative care plans. This role will provide high quality psycho-social assessment and evidence-based, focused psychological interventions to young people aged 12 to 25 referred to headspace Bega and Cooma. This position requires working closely with the other members of the headspace Bega and Cooma teams and external service providers to maximise care outcomes for young people referred to headspace, along with fostering a culture of youth friendly, socially, and culturally inclusive service experience for young people. This opportunity will be based at headspace Cooma, with some travel required to local schools. Part-time hours are available (2-3 days per week), fixed-term to 30 June 2026. Hours and days are negotiable. If you are interested in this role but seeking different hours, or interested in the role and could work across both the headspace Bega and Cooma centres, we would encourage you to contact us to discuss your needs. We are looking for someone with:

1. Current AHPRA registration as a Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Provisional Psychologist, Mental Health Nurse, or Occupational Therapist (accredited with OTA as meeting the Australian Competency Standards in mental health) or qualifications in social work and has (or eligibility/ willing to work towards) accreditation with the AASW as a Mental Health Social Worker
2. Experience in assessment and diagnosis of mental health disorders, provision of Cognitive- Behaviour Therapy and other evidence-based focused psychological strategies.
3. Demonstrated understanding of key issues in relation to the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems.
4. Demonstrated ability to engage and communicate effectively with young people, and their family and friends.

Why join GPH?

• Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Regular supervision and support
• Increase your take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900 in living expenses and an additional benefit of up to $2,650 in meals and entertainment
• We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support!

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 and include this in your application or it may mean that your application does not progress to the next step in our recruitment process.
For more information contact: Carmen Falvey, Service Manager - headspace Bega on (02) 6494 8844 or call [email protected] Applications close: 28 May 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, young people from multicultural communities and people with a disability.