Youth Mental Health Worker jobs in Townsville, QLD

Youth Mental Health Worker work in Townsville, QLD

Youth Mental Health Worker roles in Townsville, QLD sit within persistent demand, particularly in community mental health, rural outreach, and culturally responsive care. Attraction incentives are common. AOD and youth mental health are strong growth areas. 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.

Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) is the principal provider of public mental health care across North Queensland, operating Townsville University Hospital and a network of community mental health teams, acute and subacute inpatient units, and specialist services including forensic and older persons mental health. The THHS catchment covers a large geographic area extending to Mount Isa and remote communities.

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 Townsville, QLD

• Townsville Hospital and Health Service
• Townsville University Hospital
• headspace Townsville
• Lives Lived Well
• North Queensland PHN
• James Cook University
• UnitingCare Queensland
• Queensland Health