Youth Mental Health Worker jobs in Alice Springs, NT

Youth Mental Health Worker work in Alice Springs, NT

Youth Mental Health Worker roles in Alice Springs, NT sit within critical and ongoing workforce shortages across all disciplines. Cultural competency is essential. NT remote incentives apply including allowances and accommodation. Highly meaningful but demanding work. High turnover means consistent vacancies. youth mental health worker positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Youth mental health is one of the most active areas of growth in the Australian sector. The headspace network — with over 160 centres nationally — is the primary employer of youth mental health workers, providing services across mental health, physical health, alcohol and drugs, and vocational support for young people aged 12–25.

Alice Springs Hospital provides acute and inpatient mental health care for Central Australia, with community mental health services delivered through the NT Department of Health and a range of non-government organisations. The Central Australian catchment is vast, extending to remote communities across the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, the Western Desert, and surrounding regions.

Qualifications typically required

• Qualification in psychology, social work, nursing, OT, or youth work
• Experience or training in youth-specific therapeutic approaches
• Working with Children Check (mandatory)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check for relevant roles

Key employers in Alice Springs, NT

• NT Department of Health
• Alice Springs Hospital
• Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (CAAC)
• Tangentyere Council
• NT PHN
• headspace Alice Springs
• Relationships Australia NT
• Anglicare NT