- Location: headspace Early Psychosis, Canberra
- Type: Part-Time, 3 days/week | Monday to Fridays
- Salary: HPA Level 3 (commensurate with experience) + Salary Packaging (pay less tax)
Join a team that’s redefining youth mental health!
Be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team at headspace Early Psychosis, Canberra—dedicated to early intervention and recovery-focused care for young people aged 12–25 experiencing or at high risk of psychosis.
About the Program
headspace Early Psychosis is a nationally recognised leader in youth mental health, delivering evidence-based, recovery-oriented services. Our model of care is grounded in the renowned Orygen EPPIC (Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre) framework, ensuring world-class early intervention for young people.
The program is structured across three specialist teams:
- Mobile Assessment & Treatment Team (MATT)
- Continuing Care Team (CCT)
- Functional Recovery Team (FRT)
You’ll play a vital role in improving family relationships, reducing distress, and creating a safe and supportive environment that empowers young people through their recovery journey.
- Deliver high-quality family therapy aimed at repairing and strengthening family relationships.
- Work with various family structures, such as parents and young people, whole families, or parent-focused interventions.
- Collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated care
- Support families while ensuring the young person remains the primary focus of care.
- Address family relationship ruptures, manage family dynamics, and encourage effective coping strategies.
- Assist families in understanding and addressing their concerns while promoting healthy communication.
- Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, or counselling.
- Current full registration with APHRA, AASW, PACFA, ACA, or AAFT.
- 3 years of demonstrated experience engaging with families and parents for the best interests of young people. Non-senior candidates considered upon application and will be remunerated accordingly.
- Experience delivering systemic or structural family therapy models.
- Ability to identify and manage risk, including a strong understanding of child protection issues.
- Capability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and writing skills.
- Salary Packaging – take home more by reducing your taxable income (up to $18,550 tax-free!)
- Be part of a progressive, inclusive, and multidisciplinary organisation
- Clinical supervision and extensive PD opportunities to support your ongoing growth
- Street parking available, close to light rail
- Real opportunities for career development in a large, values-driven not-for-profit
To be considered please attached your CV and a covering outlining the model of family therapy that you have used and your motivations for apply for the role.
- Questions? Contact;
Pallavi Bhatia, Talent Acquisition Specialist • [email protected]
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a National Police, reference and Working with Children checks.
About Uniting: When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them. We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
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