Mental Health Educator / Trainer jobs in Darwin, NT

Mental Health Educator / Trainer work in Darwin, NT

Mental Health Educator / Trainer roles in Darwin, NT sit within acute and ongoing workforce shortages across all disciplines. Generous salary packages, relocation allowances, and HECS-HELP remission schemes are commonly offered. Cultural safety training and commitment to working with Aboriginal communities is essential. mental health educator / trainer positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Mental health educators work at the intersection of clinical expertise and adult education. They design and deliver training programs for health professionals, non-clinical staff, community members, and organisations — covering topics from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to clinical skills, lived experience perspectives, and workplace wellbeing.

The Northern Territory has disproportionately high rates of mental illness, trauma, AOD-related harm, and suicide — particularly among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, who make up around 30% of the Territory's population. NT Health's Top End Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services delivers clinical services from Darwin and regional centres across the Top End.

Qualifications typically required

• Clinical or sector qualification relevant to content area
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) for RTO delivery
• Experience in adult education or facilitation
• NDIS Worker Screening Check for community education roles

Key employers in Darwin, NT

• NT Health
• Top End Mental Health Services
• NT PHN
• AMSANT member services
• headspace Darwin
• Danila Dilba Health Service
• Anglicare NT
• Mind Australia NT