Access Outreach Senior Practitioner

• Generous Salary Packaging
• Employee Assistance Program available
• 5 weeks Annual leave
• Permanent
• Part time (60.8 hours per fortnight)
• Remuneration SCHCADS level 6 dependent on qualifications and experience + 11% Employer superannuation
• Other documents required on top of the CV: Cover Letter
• Professional memberships or registration required: AHPRA or AASW

About us

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.

About the position

The Access Outreach Senior Practitioner is based in the Access Team and assists in the intake and allocation of new referrals, clinical review and quality assurance processes within supervision of the Access Team. This role includes clinical service delivery utilising HEADSS and risk assessments, care and safety planning, psychosocial education and brief therapeutic interventions delivered both on site and in an outreach capacity. The outreach model will utilise a 6 session model with a case load of 6 clients.

In addition, opportunities are available to perform supervisory duties with students depending on qualifications. They will be expected to contribute to the development and maintenance of community partnerships and referral pathways. The Access Outreach Senior Practitioner contributes to clinical governance, escalation and support at the centre alongside the clinical team leader.

Some of your key selection criteria’s will be:

1. Demonstrated experience in the provision of evidence based therapeutic approaches to young people and their families with mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues, with a sound knowledge of and experience in working with complex young people and their families in both an intake, case management and therapeutic role
2. Demonstrated skills in problem solving and negotiation skills especially with young people, families and service providers in the early stages of help seeking.
3. Strong leadership skills and experience required to work alongside senior management, staff and stakeholders
4. Desire to develop and mentor Clinicians/students early in their careers, to ensure quality service provision and knowledge transfer
5. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including oral and writing skills, record keeping/data management and use of computer applications
6. Maintain professional relationships with tertiary mental health services and other relevant service providers to support seamless service delivery.

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION below or visit our website www.ysas.org.au

Please note:

1. Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
2. As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
3. You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Natalie Harrod, Clinical Manager, on 9417 0150 regarding the Access Outreach Senior Practitioner – Recruitment Ref. Number- 018_2024.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.