Careers

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client-led, recovery-orientated mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

In this Clinical Lead position you will be responsible for the day to day operational and practice management of the Onwards Outreach program. You will lead a team of 2 professionals, and use strong partnership with internal and external stakeholders, to provide psychosocial counselling and family based support, focusing on reducing harm, strengthening family support and improving health and wellbeing outcomes. This permanent part-time leadership opportunity is suited to a qualified clinician looking to make a meaningful impact while leading a small, collaborative team. The role offers flexibility across 4 days per week or 5 shorter days, Monday to Friday, with the support of a local manager and a well-connected national organisation. There is also flexibility to work from home or our Newcastle office.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision and support to a small team.
• Lead intake, assessment, triage and clinical case management processes.
• Deliver evidence-based AOD, psychosocial and parenting interventions.
• Conduct clinical and biopsychosocial assessments, risk assessments and care planning.
• Monitor client outcomes and provide reporting to partner organisations and funding bodies.
• Drive continuous improvement, quality assurance and compliance with clinical governance frameworks.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to support referral pathways and integrated service delivery.
• Support parents to strengthen wellbeing, recovery and parenting capacity.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or a related discipline.
• Current registration (or eligibility for registration) with the relevant professional body.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a clinical setting.
• Experience working with Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) clients, including assessment and counselling.
• Experience supporting parents and families through coaching, mentoring or evidence-based parenting programs.
• Strong knowledge of clinical governance, trauma-informed practice and recovery-oriented approaches.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and external service providers.
• Highly developed assessment, care planning and case management skills.
• Current unrestricted drivers license and own vehicle (business travel reimbursed).

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check.

Benefits

• Salary reflective of the importance of this role
• Flexible work environment
• Supportive, local Management
• Generous salary packaging options
• Be part of an organisation that champions diversity, inclusivity and equality
• Discounted private health insurance plus other discounts/benefits through our salary packaging team at Maxxia
• Fitness passport (a discounted health and fitness pass for multiple gyms nationally)

How to Apply

Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries relating to the position, contact recruitment@lwb.org.au

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications will close 20 September 2026.