Got It! Clinician PCY-MH

Far West Local Health District; Broken Hill; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Paid ADO monthly

Isolation allowance

Meal & Entertainment card

Education & training support

Country lifestyle support

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking clinicians to deliver school-based mental health services for children in Kindergarten to Year 2. You will work with families, parents, carers and school staff to support social skills, emotional regulation, and behavioural development within the Got It! program.

You will facilitate groups and parenting sessions while liaising with teachers and student support staff to improve educational outcomes and overall child well-being in a rural health setting.

Responsibilities

• Getting On Track In Time (Got It!) is a school based mental health early intervention service for children in years Kindergarten – Year 2 who display emerging difficulties with social skills, emotional regulation and behavioural problems.
• The program works collaboratively with children, parents, carers and school staff. The key aims of the Got It! Program is to prevent mental illness and behavioural disorders in later life and improve educational outcomes.
• The Got It! clinician is responsible for the delivery of a range of clinical services to children and families within the FWLHD.
• This will include the facilitation of Behavioural / developmental/emotion regulation/social skills groups for children and the delivery of parenting programs to their parents/carers. The clinician will liaise with and work closely with educational staff, particularly teachers and student support staff.

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Occupational Therapist/Social Worker/Counsellor/Registered Nurse

Remuneration: Dependent on Qualification and Experience (see below)

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ691770

Location: Broken Hill

• Occupational Therapist/Social Worker/Counsellor Level 1: $79,419-$92,801 Level 2: $98,936-$113,301 + Superannuation
• Registered Nurse $81,748.17-$114,771.98 + Superannuation

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!

Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can’t wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Getting On Track In Time (Got It!) is a school based mental health early intervention service for children in years Kindergarten – Year 2 who display emerging difficulties with social skills, emotional regulation and behavioural problems.
• The program works collaboratively with children, parents, carers and school staff. The key aims of the Got It! Program is to prevent mental illness and behavioural disorders in later life and improve educational outcomes.
• The Got It! clinician is responsible for the delivery of a range of clinical services to children and families within the FWLHD.
• This will include the facilitation of Behavioural / developmental/emotion regulation/social skills groups for children and the delivery of parenting programs to their parents/carers. The clinician will liaise with and work closely with educational staff, particularly teachers and student support staff.

What’s On Offer

• Salary packaging (pay less tax!)
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
• Isolation & climate allowance
• Employee Meal & Entertainment Card
• Support through advanced education & training
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About The Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our community

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

About Broken Hill

A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience.

For role related queries or questions contact Priscilla Makombo on [e-mail]

Applications Close: 4th October 2026

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The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Empower, listen and act together

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.