Youth Mental Health Worker jobs in Kalgoorlie, WA

Youth Mental Health Worker work in Kalgoorlie, WA

Youth Mental Health Worker roles in Kalgoorlie, WA sit within persistent and significant workforce shortages. WA Health remote area incentives and allowances apply. Mining and FIFO workforce mental health is a primary service need. Cultural competency for Aboriginal communities is essential. 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.

WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Goldfields Region delivers public mental health services from Kalgoorlie Health Campus, including inpatient mental health care and community mental health teams. The WACHS Goldfields catchment is geographically enormous, extending across the Goldfields-Esperance region and requiring significant outreach and remote service delivery.

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 Kalgoorlie, WA

• WA Country Health Service Goldfields Region
• Kalgoorlie Health Campus
• WA Primary Health Alliance
• Goldfields Aboriginal Health Council
• Uniting WA
• Anglicare WA