Team Leader - headspace Primary Care, Mount Druitt

📍 Location: headspace Mount Druitt and outreach in community

🕒 Permanent Full-Time position; Monday – Friday
💼 Program: headspace Primary Care
💰 HPA Level 4 + Salary Packaging

About the Program

headspace is Australia’s national youth mental health foundation, focused on early intervention and integrated care for people aged 12–25. We work to ensure young Australians get the right support at the right time, across mental health, physical health, education/employment, and substance use.

For more information about headspace, please visit www.headspace.org.au

About the role

Are you a compassionate leader with strong clinical experience in youth mental health?

We’re seeking a dynamic Team Leader to lead and support our multidisciplinary team at headspace Mount Druitt. In this pivotal role, you'll provide operational and clinical supervision, guide evidence-based practice, support performance outcomes, and contribute to strategic direction—all while making a tangible impact on the mental health of young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise clinicians, conduct case reviews, and lead various meetings relating to intake and client management
• Guide and support evidence-based practices within the team
• Oversee key partnerships and maintain stakeholder relationships
• Train and mentor new clinicians
• Collaborate on strategic initiatives with the Operations Manager
• Maintain oversight of service KPIs and reporting
• Deliver direct client support as needed

Essential Criteria

• Approved tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline (such as Psychology, Social Work, Registered Nursing or Occupational Therapy), and provisional or full membership with AHPRA or an appropriate professional body
• Driver’s Licence

Benefits & culture

As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from a diverse cultural background are encouraged to apply. 

💰 Salary Packaging – increase your take-home pay (pay less tax), company rewards

🏋️‍♀️ Fitness Passport – support your wellbeing

🎁 U Rewards – exclusive discounts from leading retailers Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.

📚 Ongoing training – cultural awareness, clinical skills, and more
🚀 Career development – Supportive Environment in a large organization

📧 For questions, contact:
Pallavi Bhatia – Talent Acquisition Specialist
✉️ [email protected]

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.   

Applications close: 11:55pm, Sunday 29th June 2025

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.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work. Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.