Professional 3 - Remuneration Package Range $151,221 - $168,735
(Including Salary $128,551 - $143,611)
Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs, Central Australia Region
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Fixed vacancy to 17/05/2027
An opportunity exists for a suitably qualified Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/Mental Health Nurse or Psychologist to fill the Child and Youth Team Manager position. As the manager of a multidisciplinary team, provide a culturally appropriate mental health assessment and treatment service to Child and youth patients and families and support and guidance to team members.
MHAOD delivers public mental health services through a number of interdependent specialist multi-disciplinary mental health teams based in Alice Springs and Barkley. This is a unique and rare opportunity in a highly-interested field within a positive and supportive team environment.
Alice Springs Hospital has a catchment area of over 1,000,000 km2. We care for some of the nation's most socially disadvantaged people, with high levels of morbidity and mortality, many with diseases not seen elsewhere in the country
Spectacular national parks surround Alice Springs. The lifestyle is laid back with an emphasis on outdoor activities and the arts. The central desert region of Australia is unique. It is a friendly, welcoming place suited to anyone with a sense of adventure and those interested in indigenous health issues, not generally seen by professionals in other areas of Australia.
Alice Springs Hospital teaching hospital affiliated with the Flinders University in South Australia and Charles Darwin University in Darwin. It is the only major hospital covering over a million square km with a strong focus on indigenous and remote health as a result of such a dispersed population. Over two thirds of acute admissions are Aboriginal people both from town and remote communities. Consequently, cultural, language and communication skills are an important component of our service delivery.
For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Paul Norton on or
Quote vacancy number: 3611
Closing date: 19/01/2026
Applications should consist of a one-page summary sheet, resume / CV, copies of relevant qualifications and contact details for two well-placed referees.
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