Youth Mental Health Worker jobs in Tamworth, NSW

Youth Mental Health Worker work in Tamworth, NSW

Youth Mental Health Worker roles in Tamworth, NSW sit within consistent demand particularly in community mental health and rural outreach. Agricultural workforce mental health is a focus. NSW Health rural incentives available. AOD roles are active. 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.

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) operates Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital and community mental health services across the New England and North West regions of NSW. The Tamworth mental health team serves as a hub for a vast geographic catchment, with outreach to smaller communities across the north-west slopes and plains.

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 Tamworth, NSW

• Hunter New England Local Health District
• Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital
• headspace Tamworth
• Hunter New England and Central Coast PHN
• Uniting (NSW)
• Centrecare
• CatholicCare