headspace National Office
Management Accountant
- Make a difference to young people
- Join a new, innovative and well recognised National not for
profit
headspace National Office is looking for an
individual with relevant experience to perform its Management
Accountant duties.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Management Accountant will
be responsible for a wide range of budgetary and financial
compliance procedures. This will include development and review of
budgets, guidelines and resources to support contractual compliance
of the headspace entity and
related programs.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Prepare budgets and forecasts
- Prepare monthly management reports and variance analysis
- Liaise with external auditors and manage the annual external
audit process
- Manage all headspace tax matters
- Supervise the Finance Officer and assist in their
development
- Manage cash flow and maximise investment income
- Prepare and maintain internal headspace finance policies
- Review and analyse headspace Centre financial reporting as per
their Grant conditions
CA/CPA qualification with proven experience in a similar role,
professional communication skills, advanced computer skills and the
ability to multi task and meet deadlines are essential for the
successful candidate.
In return we offer a flexible and dynamic environment where you
have the opportunity to truly make a difference to young
Australians. As a guide, remuneration of $75,000+ is offered,
dependent on skills and experience; generous salary sacrificing
opportunities are also available to the successful candidate.
The role is offered until 30 June 2015.
Application Process: Applicants must respond to the selection
criteria outlined in the position description for consideration.
Resumes and key selection criteria can be sent to hr@headspace.org.au.
Applications close: 5:00pm Monday 14 May
2012
For more information: Contact: Mary Latham on 03 9027
0100
A Working with Children Check is required for all
headspace positions.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an
appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
Community Awareness Officer
- Make a difference to young people
- Join an innovative and well recognised national not for
profit
- Salary is $65-70,000 + super and with Salary packaging
options
Established in 2006, headspace is making a
difference to the lives of thousands of young Australians by:
- Giving young Australians the opportunity to seek help
early
- Making it easier for young people and their families to find
the information they need
- Creating awareness and educating young people about how to get
help
headspace National Office is looking for a
professional, enthusiastic and experienced Community Awareness
Officer.
Reporting directly to the Manager of Community Relations, the
Community Awareness Officer role will be responsible for:
- Assisting in the development and implementation of a range of
national social marketing strategies designed to raise awareness of
youth mental health issues;
- Building and maintaining positive partnerships with key
stakeholders and working collaboratively to develop and implement
agreed strategies;
- Working with headspace centres located around
Australia to assist in promoting and increasing awareness of
headspace through campaign, event, product and
partnership support and
- Consulting with headspace stakeholders and
young people on community awareness and health promotion
initiatives and programs.
The successful applicant will have experience as a community
awareness professional ideally within a government, agency or
not-for-profit environment, plus:
- Tertiary qualifications in health promotion, public health,
community development, marketing or related field;
- Sound knowledge of current health issues affecting young
people, and relevant government policy directions;
- Demonstrated experience in health promotion practice and theory
and demonstrated experience in the planning, implementation and
evaluation of effective health promotion initiatives;
- Knowledge and understanding of youth mental health and alcohol
and other drug issues; and,
- Experience with partnerships that span different sectors.
In return we offer a flexible and dynamic environment where you
have the opportunity to truly make a difference, not just to our
employees, but to young Australians.
As a guide, remuneration of $65-70,000 FTE is offered, dependent
on skills and experience; generous salary sacrificing opportunities
are also available to the successful candidate. This role is
offered until 30 June 2015.
Applications must include responses to the
selection criteria outlined in the position description.
Contact: Sarah Shiell 9027 0100
Applications close: 18 May 2012
Applications to be sent to
hr@headspace.org.au
We thank you in advance for the time taken in submitting your
application however only successful candidates will be
contacted.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an
appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
Project Administrative Officer
headspace National Office is looking for an
individual with relevant administrative experience to assist within
its clinical programs division.
Reporting to the Head of Clinical Programs, the newly created
position of Project Administrative Officer will be responsible for
ensuring that business and administrative systems and processes are
in place to enable the headspace Clinical programs
to deliver their services in an efficient, effective and
coordinated way.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Establish and implement efficient systems and accurate
reporting models.
- Develop appropriate project plans and assist in meeting these
deliverables.
- Assist with budget monitoring and expenditure.
- Contribute to the development of business practices, policies
and procedures.
- Identify, establish and review the business solutions available
for complex communications and training programs for a national
program.
- Process travel requests for headspace Clinical
Program staff.
- Assist in preparation for accreditation and compliance across
all clinical programs.
- Various other administrative functions such as maintenance of
databases, attendance records, processing of contracts, invoices
and setting up of accounts in line with headspace Policies and
Procedures.
Proven experience in a similar fast paced environment assisting
with the coordination of projects, events and senior administrative
functions are essential for this role along with professional
communication skills, advanced computer skills and the ability to
multi task and meet deadlines.
In return we offer a flexible and dynamic environment where you
have the opportunity to truly make a difference to young
Australians. As a guide, remuneration of $60,000 - $70,000 is
offered, dependent on skills and experience; generous salary
sacrificing opportunities are also available to the successful
candidate. The role is offered until 30 June 2015.
Applicants must respond to the selection criteria
outlined in the position description for
consideration.
Resumes and key selection criteria can be sent to hr@headspace.org.au.
Applications close: 5:00pm Monday 28
May2012
For more information contact: Debbie Rain on 03 9027
0119
A Working with Children Check is required for all headspace
positions.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an
appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
headspace ACT
Private Practitioner
headspace ACT is a youth mental health service
for young people aged 12-25 and their families to work with
emerging mental health and associated alcohol and other drug
issues. Clients are offered free or low-cost care in a
youth-friendly environment. headspace
provides an integrated service, linking existing medical, community
and clinical services to ensure young people receive the help they
need.
headspace ACT has availability for a
private practitioner to join our team part time.
This is not a salaried position. Available hours are Wednesdays
11.30am - 5pm, Thursdays 9.30am - 7pm, and Fridays 12 - 5pm.
Are you… ?
- A registered psychologist, social worker, or occupational
therapist?
- Passionate about young people accessing youth-friendly early
intervention allied health care?
- Eligible for registration as a Medicare Allied Health
Professional?
- Hold an ABN?
Practitioners are required to be responsible for their own
indemnity insurance, as well as pay a fee per session for room
hire/reception support.
To apply please submit a CV and expression of interest to
headspace ACT Manager Nic Hubbard at nic.hubbard@canberra.edu.au
For more information contact 6201 5343. Expressions of interest
close 30 May.
headspace Campbelltown
Youth Access Coordinator
Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney
Reference No: 648/0412
- Must have recent experience providing client services in the
field of youth work and/ or experience working with young people
with mental health or drugs and alcohol issues
- Full-time fixed term to 30th June 2015
The University of Sydney's Brain & Mind Research Institute
is the lead agency for headspace Campbelltown. This is a University
of Sydney position.
We are seeking to appoint a Youth Access Coordinator to assist
in effectively engaging, screening, assessing and coordinating the
care of young people aged between 12 -25 years with diverse mental
health, general health, vocational or drug/alcohol service needs
who have been referred to or access headspace Campbelltown within
an early intervention framework.
How to apply: Please visit the University of Sydney website
listing of "
Youth Access Coordinator" for application details.
headspace Brisbane South
General Practitioner (location Inala Qld)
The role of the GP is to enhance clinical services offered through
headspace Brisbane South. The aim of the clinical
services team is to optimise the health outcomes for clients
through providing best practice, evidence based clinical services
and where appropriate to identify where a client requires referral
to another team of the service or an external service provider.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Motivation to provide service excellence.
- Ability to negotiate complex social and health issues with
clients.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and
verbal).
- Ability to problem solve effectively on a day to day basis and
in a crisis situation.
- Ability to identify situations where the input of other staff,
such as a Mental Health Nurse, Psychiatrist or Psychologist is
required.
- Brand new consultation rooms with PC, printer, telephone and
community resource materials
- Support for you from our Administration Officers
- Scheduling appointments for clients
- SMS txt reminders to clients for appointments and follow
ups
- Assistance with access to a range of community support services
including accommodation, vocational education and training and
financial assistance
- The opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team.
Please contact: Kathy Smith KSmith@accoras.com.au or
Phone: 07 3727 5000
Credentialed Mental Health Nurse
We are currently seeking applications from dynamic and experienced
Credentialed Mental Health Nurses to work in our new MHNIP. The
successful applicant will be highly motivated, have a mature
attitude with the ability to show compassion and empathy for
headspace clients, and a willingness to work within and contribute
to the headspace Brisbane South model. The Mental Health Nurse's
role within the MHNIP is to provide and facilitate the provision of
coordinated clinical care and treatment for young people with
mental health disorders. Salaries and conditions of employment will
be discussed on an individual basis.
Young people in the Inala and surrounding areas will benefit
from your advanced skills and experience undertaking mental health
assessment, formulating treatment plans and delivering evidence
based intervention.
headspace Brisbane South: mission is to promote and facilitate
improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic
participation of young people aged 12-25 in the Inala and
associated areas. headspace Brisbane South is a youth friendly hub
that provides services across four core streams: primary health
care, mental health and well-being, alcohol and other drug (AOD)
services and social/vocational service.
Brand new consultation rooms with PC, printer, telephone and
community resource materials (from March 2011)
- Support for you from our Administration Officers
- Scheduling appointments for clients
- SMS txt reminders to clients for appointments and follow
ups
- Assistance with access to a range of community support services
including accommodation, vocational education and training and
financial assistance
- The opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team
To apply for this position, please email your CV to: LLane@accoras.com.au
headspace Central Coast
Private Allied Health Practitioners
headspace Central Coast is expanding and
refurbishing seven new youth friendly consultation rooms for
Private Allied Health Professionals. Work as a Private Practitioner
to deliver a co-operative, multi-disciplinary model of care for
headspace Central Coast, and work closely with
headspace colleagues and collocated service partners
to maximise opportunities to identify innovative, co-ordinated
solutions for individual clients.
You must have experience in engaging with young people 12-24
years and offering focused psychological interventions. Hold all
relevant current licences, registrations and memberships for legal
practice as a qualified and registered professional within the
state of New South Wales. You need to hold a Medicare
Provider Number issued by Medicare Australia and be registered with
Medicare.
We offer you:
- Newly refurbished consultation rooms with PC, printer,
telephone and community resource materials (from March 2011)
- Support for you from our Practice Support Officers
- Scheduling appointments for clients
- SMS txt reminders to clients for appointments and follow
ups
- Cabcharges for your clients to assist with their travel to and
from appointments
- Assistance with access to a range of community support services
including accommodation, vocational education and training and
financial assistance
- The opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
including our headspace Youth Access Team,
Psychologists, Social Workers, Drug and Alcohol Workers,
Occupational Therapists, Nurses, and General Practitioners for
case-conferencing/discussion and seamless referrals.
To join the team at headspace Central Coast or for
more information, please contact:
The Program Development Manager, Fiona Duignan, on (02) 4304
7870 or headspacecc@samaritans.org.au