Salary: Remuneration from $85,000, with flexibility for the right experience and qualifications.
Employment Type: Full Time (76 hours per fortnight)
Are you a passionate leader with a heart for community wellbeing? Do you thrive on supporting teams and empowering others to make a real difference? NWRH is looking for a Wellbeing Team Leader to guide, inspire, and grow our dynamic Wellbeing Team across remote communities in the Northwest and Lower Gulf of Qld.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead a dedicated team of wellbeing clinicians, fostering a supportive, culturally safe, and purpose-driven environment.
- Drive innovative early intervention programs that strengthen mental health, resilience, and community connection.
- Ensure program quality and compliance, manage budgets, and support continuous improvement within the organisation.
- Partner with communities, Elders, and local organisations to deliver meaningful, culturally informed initiatives.
- Build team capability, providing mentorship, guidance, and professional growth opportunities.
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven leadership experience in health, community, or social services.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and support a diverse team.
- Ability to travel regularly via small planes / road.
- Commitment to culturally safe practice and community engagement.
- Flexibility, initiative, and passion for making a difference in remote communities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise staff delivering high-quality mental health and wellbeing services.
- Ensure programs meet productivity, quality and reporting requirements.
- Oversee documentation compliance and data accuracy.
- Manage program budgets, staffing and resources.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, training and staff development.
- Foster strong relationships with stakeholders and community partners.
- Promote culturally safe practice and respect for local protocols.
- Contribute to service development and organisational growth initiatives.
Why Join Us:
- Be part of a team that truly makes an impact.
- Work in a supportive, team-oriented, and culturally aware environment.
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- Competitive benefits and flexible arrangements to support your work-life balance.
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 per year to increase your take-home pay.
- 11.5% employer superannuation contribution.
- 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata) + 17.5% leave loading.
- Tertiary qualification in Mental Health, Social Work, Community Services or similar related disciplines.
- Registration or eligibility for registration with the relevant governing body.
- Demonstrated experience in staff supervision and service management.
- Strong assessment, intervention and discipline-specific clinical skills.
- High-level communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Understanding of Indigenous health issues and culturally safe practice.
- Strong documentation, data management and digital literacy skills.
- Ability to travel and work flexible hours.
- Class C driver’s licence and eligibility to obtain a Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card.
- Australian/NZ citizenship, permanent residency or unrestricted work rights.
- Qualifications in leadership or management.
- Experience working in the not-for-profit sector.
Ready to apply?
If you’re a motivated leader who’s passionate about mental health and wellbeing in rural and remote communities, we’d love to hear from you.
This is your chance to guide a dedicated team, strengthen community services, and make a meaningful difference across North West Queensland.
For more information about the role, or to discuss how your skills and experience could be an excellent fit, please contact Ann-Marie Eaton at
About NWRH
NWRH is a vibrant, leading not-for-profit provider of community and outreach-based allied health, mental health, aged care, wellbeing and disability services. We’ve been providing services to more than 50 communities throughout regional, rural and remote Australia since 1993.
NWRH harnesses the diversity, energy and professionalism of a large team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. We share a commitment to cultural competency, providing a comprehensive and robust model of healthcare service delivery.
At NWRH, you’ll have the opportunity to work in rural, remote and regional locations, be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team and feel rewarded by the real difference we make in people’s lives. Grow, both personally and professionally, and set yourself up for success throughout your career!
Apply Now!
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