Senior Mental Health Worker, Child and Adolescent

Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Top End Mental Health and Alcohol and

Other Drugs Service
Job title Senior Mental Health Worker, Child and Designation Professional 3

Adolescent
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $110,873 - $124,173 Location Darwin

Position number 32825 RTF 352349 Closing 15/09/2026

Contact officer Daniel Olsen, Team Manager on 08 8999 4959 or daniel.olsen@nt.gov.au

About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=321166
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go
to the OCPE website.

Primary objective
The Senior Mental Health Worker is responsible for the provision of specialist assessment and planned intervention for children
and adolescents who are experiencing mental health problems and provides educational and consultancy services to their carers
and other professionals in the context of a multidisciplinary team.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. An experienced clinician competent in delivering services within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and in the context

of a multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Team.
2. Manage a complex and mixed case load of children and young people in which assessment, clinical intervention and case

management to accepted clients is provided.
3. Support improvements in the community needs-driven distribution of services, including the development of new service

models in response to Department of Health (DoH) and National mental health reform directions.
4. Responsible for the implementation of clinical guidelines and standards related to their professional services within the area of

child and youth.
5. Maintain high standards in report writing, accurate and up to date clinical records and service provision statistics through use

of established information systems.
6. Follow defined service quality standards, Workplace Health and Safety policies and procedures relating to the work being

undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Relevant qualifications in Psychology or Social Work with full registration to practice as a Psychologist with the Australian

Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or eligibility for practicing membership of the Australian Association of Social
Workers (AASW).

2. Demonstrated, recent clinical experience in the mental health assessment, treatment and rehabilitation methods appropriate to
children and adolescents.

3. Demonstrated knowledge of current issues, standards and trends in the delivery of mental health services to the target
population.

4. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, carers and other professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds
and to prepare written reports of a high standard.

5. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, engaging in ongoing professional development and
contribution to professional peer consultation.

Desirable
1. Post graduate qualifications beyond entry to practice in speciality.
2. Capacity and registration (where required) to supervise allied health students (Master of Clinical Psychology and social work).

Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice
and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with
blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.