Senior Practitioner - headspace Goulburn

About the role

This position is temporary part-time 3 days per week for parental leave relief until 30th May 2027 with the potential for contract extension, located in Goulburn.

The Senior Practitioner leads clinical service coordination and delivery, ensuring high-quality support for young people and their families. This role provides guidance to a multidisciplinary team, supports clinical reviews, manages referrals and demand, and assists the satellite service at headspace Yass.

Benefits & Perks

• A positive work culture by offering flexible work arrangements that support your wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development and supervision
• Increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment
• GPH Staff Conference
• Employer paid parental leave on top of the government PPL Scheme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program

Duties

• Deliver high-quality mental health support to young people. Manage a caseload, provide evidence-based interventions and maintain accurate clinical records.
• Lead and support clinical practice across the team. Provide mentoring, case consultation and guidance to help achieve safe, high-quality outcomes.
• Drive service quality and improvement. Strengthen clinical standards, support audits and accreditation, and build partnerships that enhance care.

Skills & Experience

1. Minimum two years post graduate experience in mental health service delivery (full time equivalent) and;

• Clinical Psychologist or Registered Psychologist who have current full AHPRA registration, or;
• Occupational therapists who have current full APHRA registration, and who have completed additional mental health specific training and are eligible for mental health accreditation with OTA, or;
• Social Workers holding an approved Social Work Qualification (Bachelor/ Master of Social Work) and who have completed additional mental health specific training, and are eligible for mental health endorsement with AASW or
• Counsellors with current clinical registration as a PACFA Mental Health Practitioner or current Level 3 or 4 membership with ACA, or;
• Division 1 Mental Health Nurses who have completed additional training or who have relevant experience within mental health, e.g. with post graduate qualifications in mental health nursing.

2. Experience in assessment of mental health disorders, and provision of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy and other evidence-based focused psychological strategies.

3. Experience working with young people and their families or carers in a family inclusive practice model.

4. Demonstrated understanding of key issues in relation to the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems including ability to effectively engage with young people and              their family, friends or carers.

About headspace

headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Goulburn work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.

Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Goulburn.   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.

Interested?

Applications close: 18th October 2026. Shortlisting may begin prior to the closing date.

For more information contact:  Melissa Burgess, Service Manager, headspace Goulburn/Yass at mburgess1@gph.org.au or 02 4824 4944.

Visit www.gph.org.au/employment to download the Position Description and Employee Benefits Guide, then click Apply to submit your application.

Please ensure your application addresses the selection criteria in the Position Description.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We welcome applications from people with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, LGBTQIA+ communities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disability.