Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 16th Oct 2020
We have an exciting opportunity to lead a multi-disciplinary at headspace Tweed Heads. The position includes overseeing the day to day operations of the centre, working with consortia partners, community advisory participants and a variety of stakeholders.
You will have experience and understanding of evidenced based interventions and working with community around supporting young people with their mental wellbeing.
The role requires extensive communication skills including writing reports, meeting contractual obligations and a working knowledge of models of practice in a contemporary mental health setting and experience in quality compliance and risk and clinical governance.
headspace is Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation
headspace Tweed Heads (under the direction of the Social Futures) is an innovative youth service, delivering primary and mental health, alcohol and drug services, social welfare and vocational services to young people aged 12-25 years. The mandate of headspace Tweed Heads is to provide early intervention and prevention services by responding with evidence based interventions for young people in the local community.
Social Futures is an equal opportunity employer, accredited by White Ribbon Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply. People with lived experience of disability are encouraged to apply. Social Futures priorities child safety. Current Working With Children and National Police Check clearances are a condition of employment.
Social Futures is a voice for social change in regional Australia, helping to create connected, resilient communities. With more than 40 years’ industry experience, we are a community service leader, striving to create change through our work across homelessness and housing supports, youth and family services, sector advocacy and programs that promote genuine participation for people with disability.
As an equal opportunity employer, we will actively recruit our workforce from targeted communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQ+ and people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Social Futures is committed to prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children and upholds the National Child Safe Principles. Working with Children and National Police Check clearances are mandatory requirements for all staff.
After you have reviewed the position, that that can be found on our website careers.socialfutures.org.au, click the green APPLY NOW button below. Please address the selection criteria in order to be considered.
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For further information, please contactSteve Dowker on 0438 012 677