Mental Health Clinician

About us:

Were leaders in mental health service delivery specialising in working with adults and young people and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition its a name thats purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

As we embark on the next stage of our journey join us to make a difference. Were here to Stride.

About the service:

The Wollongong Mental Health Hub is a brand-new community mental health and wellbeing service providing community outreach and in HUB supports. We are open to everyone in the community for mental health can access a range of community mental health support services; clinical mental health services; care coordination and Peer supports.

On Offer:

• Based in Wollongong NSW
• Permanent part-time (0.6 FTE) opportunity available
• Paying on HPSS level 3 plus Super
• Salary Packaging options (up to $15899 tax free!)
• Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2650!
• Leave loading at 17.5%
• Stride Rewards access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion food and fitness)
• One paid wellbeing leave day per year
• Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12-month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
• Paid parental leave support
• Supportive team environment
• Excellent training and career development

Role overview:

• Deliver focused therapeutic supports tailored to meet the needs of individuals accessing services within a community-based mental health care setting.
• Provision and documentation of mental health assessments including completion of mental state examination case formulations treatment planning and mandatory reporting as required.
• Consultation liaison and linkage with internal and external service systems to provide a full range of tailored interventions.
• Active participation within the multi-disciplinary team the profession specific network and with consumers families and extended agencies.
• Participation in regular clinical and operational supervision professional development and commitment to the continued development of clinical skills and evidence based best practice.

Requirements:

• Must have one of the following: Full AHPRA registration as a General or Clinical Psychologist Mental Health Occupational Therapist OR AASW registration as a Social Worker OR full ACA membership as a degree qualified Counsellor OR full ANZACATA membership as an Art Therapist
• Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality assessment and evidence-based psychological and psychosocial interventions within a stress-vulnerability and recovery framework applying trauma-informed practices
• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan and coordinate individualised interventions to meet the needs of people with a mental health condition based on a case formulation approach
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills in relation to clients clinical and non-clinical staff and stakeholders
• Ability to cope with organisational change
• Awareness of relevant legislation/policies and issues informing health and other services for people experiencing mental illness
• Demonstrated capacity to be innovative in clinical approaches
• Experience in providing DBT informed interventions and trauma informed interventions would be well regarded
• Technology literate ability to use Microsoft Office Suite Mastercare other Client Management Systems (CMS) and related technology systems
• Ability to maintain and develop the culture philosophy standards guidelines and policies of Stride and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
• Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC
• Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance

Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental healthrecoveryAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds LGBTQIA and people with disabilities.

Apply now!

To apply complete the online application form attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the available role.

Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt with a finalclosing datefor applications on 20 November 2025.

Any queries please email