Manager Youth Mental Health Services

South West Healthcare; Warrnambool; On-site; AUD 123,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Professional development opportunities

Ongoing clinical supervision

Leadership programs

Competitive terms and conditions

Job summary

South West Healthcare seeks a Team Manager for the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service to coordinate a multi-disciplinary team across the South West, delivering integrated mental health and wellbeing services to young people aged 12-25 and their families/carers.

You will oversee daily clinical practices, operations, recruitment, supervision, and service planning to ensure high-quality care, while upholding confidentiality and consumer focus.

Qualifications

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications and registration where required (e.g., AHPRA) for applicable disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a multi-disciplinary youth mental health service for ages 12-25 and their families/carers across multiple Mental Health campuses.

Job description

Location:Barwon South West - Warrnambool

Reference:VG/1954567

Looking for a lifestyle change? Join a workplace that’s both friendly and welcoming! Located in the beautiful Great South Coast, South West Healthcare offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and psychiatric services. Serving over 110,000 residents, we provide 282 beds and a wide array of primary and community services.
Warrnambool features excellent sports facilities, educational opportunities from preschool to university, and a vibrant social and cultural scene. Explore the award-winning foreshore promenade—a 5.7km coastal path with stunning views stretching from the breakwater to the Hopkins River mouth.

Position overview

• Employment Type:Full time (80 hours per fortnight with monthly ADO), On going
• Location:Warrnambool Campus
• Classification:Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 5, Psychologist Grade 4, Occupational Therapist Grade 5, Social Worker Grade 5
• Salary Range:$123,302.40 - $155,750.40 per annum pro rata, plus superannuation

About the role

The Team Manager of the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is responsible for coordinating a multi-disciplinary youth mental health service to provide high quality integrated mental health and wellbeing services across the South West to young people aged 12-25 and their families/carers.

They are responsible for the coordination of daily clinical practices and operations from all Mental Health campuses including the distribution of work in an efficient and equitable manner, recruitment, staff supervision, financial and service planning.

What you bring

The successful applicant will have appropriate tertiary qualifications, AHPRA Registration where required and/or registration with relevant board or association for their discipline of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 5, Psychologist Grade 4, Occupational Therapist Grade 5, Social Worker Grade 5.

You will have a strong commitment to maintaining professional confidentiality and remaining consumer focused at all times while promoting high level of clinical practices and operations.

What we offer

You will enjoy benefits such as:

• Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions
• Internal and external professional development opportunities
• Ongoing clinical supervision
• A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs
• Excellent terms and conditions of employment

Who we are

As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here .

SWH is the largest health service in South West Victoria, providing acute, mental health, rehabilitation, and aged care together with an extensive range of primary and community health services across the South West catchment.SWH is the lead agency for the South West Local Health Service Network, presenting an exciting opportunity for SWH to provide strong leadership and support across the entire region. With a population of 39,000 and a catchment of 100,000 Warrnambool is the regional centre to Victoria's Great South Coast.

To learn about the vibrant town and region please visit: http://www.warrnambool.com/

Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the Victorian Public Health Sector (Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2021-2026 or The Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028.

The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:

• Police Record Check
• Employee Working with Children's Check, where required
• Current Immunisation status

South West Healthcare is an Equal Opportunities employer and commits to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity by providing a trusting workplace that is safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We are committed to The Child Safe Standards, which aim to protect children and young people.

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Applications close Sunday 22 November 2026 at 11.59pm