About the Opportunity

Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (Health Service) is seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic mental health professional for an anticipated vacancy in the first quarter of 2024 – to lead the Social and Emotional Wellbeing team embedded in the central health precinct located 270 kilometres NE of Alice Springs.  Immerse yourself in aboriginal culture and experience our amazing Country while providing the highest standard of allied health care to the First Nations people of Utopia Homelands.

Benefits

UHS offers some of the most comprehensive employment benefits in Australia:

Salary

• base Salary from $126,830.59 per annum (dependent on level of experience) – plus superannuation
• Annual retention bonuses from 3% to 8% (increasing over time)
• annual salary increases
• paid travel allowance (as required)
• comprehensive salary packaging which may include everyday living; meals and entertainment; mortgage and loans; electronic devices; novated leasing and superannuation

Conditions

• 6 weeks annual leave per annum
• Additional leave for remote workers
• Monthly rostered days off for full-time employees
• Professional development and 2 weeks study leave per annum
• Paid relocation assistance (if required)

Free Accommodation in the Urapuntja Health Precinct 

• Comfortable, fully furnished accommodation situated in our beautiful and quiet Ghost Gum country
• Free mobile broadband and landline phone service
• Free utilities including power and water
• Fenced yard (pets permitted)

Employee entitlements are subject to the Urapuntja Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2018-2022.

About You

To be considered for the Mental Health & Wellbeing Manager role with UHS you must:

• Approved tertiary qualifications in a relevant allied health discipline and current membership with AHPRA, or membership of and adherence to the AASW standards for social workers. Postgraduate qualifications in mental health or equivalent training preferred.
• Hold as a minimum ARCAP registration as a Level 2 ACA Counsellor or Psychotherapist, with AASW accreditation as a Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) preferred
• demonstrate sound understanding of the challenges remote health professionals face working and living in a remote area
• be collaborative in your approach and willing to work with the CEO, primary health care team and the Community to improve health and wellbeing outcomes in the region
• have demonstrated ability to practice in a culturally safe and appropriate manner
• respect for Aboriginal culture and/or the willingness to engage and learn
• have sound and well established allied health care skills
• demonstrate ability to maintain electronic patient databases such as Communicare and use this data to inform mandatory program reporting requirements and progress against program targets
• hold current Australian ‘C’ Class drivers licence with demonstrated skills to drive on unsealed roads
• demonstrate strong respect and support for fellow workers, the desire to step up when required and work as a team player
• undertake other responsibilities as reasonably requested by the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with your skills and qualification

National Police Clearance (within 3 months), approved COVID-19 vaccination and NT Ochre Card (working with children) is mandatory for these positions.  We will assist with application and cost of checks.

Our Footprint and Facilities:

The Urapuntja Health Service is in Amengernterneah, 23 km north of Arlparra, off the Sandover Highway. Our Health Service team (comprising Clinical and Social Emotional Wellbeing Teams) provide services through our main clinic and Wellbeing Centre at Amengernterneah and as a mobile, outreach team, visiting 600-800 residents of 16 Homeland communities.  The Health Service is set in an area of natural beauty, with comfortable accommodation for our staff including a well-equipped and modern clinic, a Wellbeing Centre, men’s and women’s centres, a mechanical workshop, and a gym. We are an organisation that values our staff, and we provide excellent conditions to acknowledge the important work that our health professionals, support staff and employees do.

How to Apply

Your application is to be submitted via this Seek advertisement and must include:

• a covering letter highlighting your related experience working in a similar role and your interest in this particular role
• a comprehensive resume detailing your previous experience and qualifications

Applications welcomed immediately but to be received no later than close of business 2 January 2024.  Advertisement may close if suitable applicants are identified earlier.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Check out our website at https://www.urapuntja.org.au/