headspace Schools & Communities Clinical Lead

• Innovative, purpose driven team with excellent salary packaging and leave benefits
• Full time role, hybrid working where you can work from home and office (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Adelaide)
• Play a pivotal leadership role in driving impactful mental health initiatives, supporting communities through crisis

What is headspace National

headspace is Australia's leading youth mental health organisation. With a national presence and deep community impact, headspace helps young people and their families navigate mental health, work, and study challenges. Learn more at headspace.org.au

About the role

This exciting and diverse position will provide clinical leadership, consultation, and expertise in the delivery of evidence-informed service delivery and implementation of the program/s or projects including suicide postvention, natural disasters and critical incidents.

The Clinical Lead will support the Program Manager with the development, coordination and governance of clinical practice and procedures within their team. The incumbent will be responsible for providing supervision to staff, oversee and support the consultant's service delivery and implementation of the program or projects, and support the Program Manger to capture data required for reporting.

Under the direction of the Program Manager, the Clinical Lead will also hold service delivery responsibilities that ensures alignment to the contract deliverables, and will lead and/or contribute if needed, to other headspace Schools and Communities projects.

Who we're looking for

This role calls for a responsive and highly motivated individual with advanced clinical skills within mental health and has considerable demonstrated senior clinical experience including the provision of clinical supervision. Experience in suicide prevention and postvention and working with communities impacted by adverse events is desirable.

To be successful, you will possess exceptional leadership skills, advanced clinical competency and be highly motivated to engage, liaise and negotiate with a broad range of health professionals and organisations.

What's on offer

• Excellent salary packaging up to the maximum amount ($15,900) - For more information on salary packaging, please refer to: https://www.smartsalary.com.au/
• Salary range of $108,000 - $114,000 + super + salary packaging (dependant on years of experience)
• Hybrid work model - work from home and the office
• Professional development and great on-site facilities
• A meaningful role you'll be proud of

How to apply

• Click on 'Apply Now' to view the position description, and to complete your application.
• Your application must include a resume and cover letter telling us why you are the best candidate for the role considering the Key Responsibilities found in the position description
• For more information contact Carla Sargeant, headspace Schools & Communities Operations Manager on [email protected]
• Applications close 11.30pm, Tuesday 14th October

To be eligible for this position you must

• Have full working rights to live and work in Australia
• Hold a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) or be able to obtain one
• Satisfactorily undergo a headspace Police Check

headspace is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, celebrated, and can contribute meaningfully. We encourage applications from people with lived experience of diversity to enhance the depth of skill and insight within our workforce. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this role and all current vacancies.

headspace is committed to being a child safe and child friendly organisation that recognises, respects, and promotes the rights of children, young and vulnerable people.

headspace will provide reasonable personalisation for all candidates to participate equitably in the recruitment process. Please advise us should you require assistance.