Social Worker - Mental Health Clinician

The Ipswich Head to Health (HTH) Centre, funded by Darling Downs and West Morton PHN, offers inclusive, low-stigma Mental Health services, providing assessment, triage, referrals, and immediate support. It caters to individuals at all levels of need, fostering an innovative and flexible approach to service delivery.

The opportunity:
Join our team at Head to Health Ipswich as a Social Worker - Mental Health Clinician Therapist - Mental Health Clinician. The role of the Social Work Mental Health Clinician is to deliver competent, discipline specific and Mental Health evidence-based interventions aligned with the consumer’s Mental Health needs and goals utilising recovery, strength-based and trauma informed frameworks as practice principles.  

On a day-to-day basis you will:

• Deliver competent level and evidence-based psychosocial assessment and management and/or coordination of care for people living with mental illness, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, with clinical supervision commensurate with level of experience. This involves actively supporting and promoting the health and wellbeing of the consumers of the service.
• Provision of competent consultation, assessment, and intervention for the Head to Health service where social work is indicated for consumers who are triaged as having moderate level needs that affect their mental, physical, or emotional wellbeing.
• Deliver competent level brief intervention therapeutic services for consumers, including the delivery of a variety of evidence-based interventions to address complex and broad ranging presentations. For example, psychoeducation, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution focused Therapy (SFT).
• Ability to advocate for the Mental Health needs of service consumers and their carers and relevant agencies within the Head to Health team.

Benefits to you:
Besides shaping an innovative Mental Health service with dedicated staff and supportive leaders fostering a strong team culture, you'll enjoy competitive pay with annual incremental increases and a work environment that prioritises professional growth, skill-building, and staff well-being.

Additional benefits include:

• Joining a newly formed positive, inclusive, values-focussed team.
• Opportunity to salary package up to $15,900 of tax-free income.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Rewards program that offers discounts on hundreds of household brands.
• Access to appropriate and supportive clinical supervision.
• Competitive compensation to align with clinical skillset.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Open Minds here: https://openminds.org.au/careers/.

About you:
Are you a professional, innovative, and caring clinician who thrives as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and enjoys working with a wide range of external stakeholders involved in providing health, Mental Health, and psychosocial services? 

We’re also looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in occupational therapy from an accredited institution and registration with AASW.
• The successful applicant must maintain their continuing professional development at a level that would at least meet the accreditation standards of the AASW.
• Overseas qualified Social Work candidates require a "certification of eligibility" letter from the AASW to confirm their eligibility for membership of AASW. Overseas qualified applicants should include such evidence with their application to be considered for short listing in the selection process.
• Prior to commencing employment Social Workers are required to have been issued with a positive “Working With Children Blue Card” notice from the Queensland Government.

About Open Minds Integrated Mental Health Services:

At Open Minds our values of Integrity, Curiosity, Together, People Centered and Respect are the foundation of our organisational culture. They shape everything we do from the care we provide to the collaborative environment we foster. 

We have been a leading provider of Mental Health services to local communities for over 111 years, operating sites across NSW and QLD. Our services include:

• Headspace centres (for individuals aged 12-25)
• Head to Health centres and satellite sites (for adults)
• Universal aftercare services
• Psychosocial support programs
• Clinical care and coordination

We are dedicated to collaborating with our health partners, stakeholders, local communities, and families to consistently deliver safe, high-quality, recovery-oriented care.

Be part of an exciting time of growth and opportunity in an organisation that you can be proud of!

Apply now, we can’t wait to meet you!