Mental Health Social Worker jobs in Darwin, NT

Mental Health Social Worker work in Darwin, NT

Mental Health Social Worker roles in Darwin, NT sit within acute and ongoing workforce shortages across all disciplines. Generous salary packages, relocation allowances, and HECS-HELP remission schemes are commonly offered. Cultural safety training and commitment to working with Aboriginal communities is essential. mental health social worker positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Social workers in mental health bring a holistic, person-in-environment perspective to practice. They provide counselling, case management, advocacy, and practical support — helping people navigate housing, financial hardship, family relationships, and access to services alongside their mental health treatment.

The Northern Territory has disproportionately high rates of mental illness, trauma, AOD-related harm, and suicide — particularly among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, who make up around 30% of the Territory's population. NT Health's Top End Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services delivers clinical services from Darwin and regional centres across the Top End.

Qualifications typically required

• AASW-accredited Bachelor or Masters of Social Work
• AASW full membership
• Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) credential for clinical therapy roles
• NDIS Worker Screening Check for community roles

Key employers in Darwin, NT

• NT Health
• Top End Mental Health Services
• NT PHN
• AMSANT member services
• headspace Darwin
• Danila Dilba Health Service
• Anglicare NT
• Mind Australia NT