Job description
- Permanent Full time, Mental Health Clinician, South Melbourne
- Not for Profit, salary packaging benefits, flexibility & wellbeing support
- Collaborative & supportive culture with career development opportunities
About Us
With a 150-year history and caring at our centre, our mission at Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is to build healthier lives together. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 400 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do and contribute to improving the wellbeing of the community every day. Access Health and Community has recently announced the merger with Inspiro. Our organisations have a long history of partnering together to improve health and wellbeing for our communities. We believe that a merger will be a significant and positive step for the delivery of services to our communities and provide opportunities for our people.
The opportunity
Join a supportive and values-based culture with an engaged workforce at headspace South Melbourne, a part of Access Health and Community (AccessHC). We are dedicated to providing mental health, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), and wellbeing services to young people aged 12-25. Our mission is to create an empowering environment where young people feel encouraged to seek help and thrive. You will ensure that young people seeking counselling are linked in with family, community and friendships networks, have pathways to education and workforce participation and have access to a range of support and services in relation to health, housing and developmental needs.
Reporting to the Manager, headspace South Melbourne, you will welcome young people and their family and friends with hope and empathy, using a ‘no wrong door’ approach. You will undertake mental health assessments, develop goals in collaboration with the young person and work with family/friends and other professionals to coordinate care. This work will be supported by the multidisciplinary team and Senior Clinician at headspace South Melbourne to ensure a holistic approach to the young person’s care.
Services may be delivered in person or via telehealth and based on site at headspace South Melbourne.
What you will be doing
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake assessments using the Intake Assessment Review Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST)
- Deliver ‘session by session’ (single session) support and brief interventions where appropriate.
- Provide short- medium term evidence-informed psychological interventions to a caseload of young people, their family and friends
- Work collaboratively with schools, community groups and other key people in the young person’s life
- Assess, monitor and proactively manage clinical risk
- Actively participate and work cooperatively within the multidisciplinary team, collaborative partner organisations and with young people, family/friends, referrers and other stakeholders
- Ensure clinical files are maintained to a high standard to facilitate good clinical management and accountability and that other reporting requirements are documented within required timeframes to a high standard
What you will bring
Key Selection Criteria
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in psychology or social work
- Current registration with AHPRA as a psychologist, or registration with the AASW as a Mental Health Social Worker
- Demonstrated experience working in youth, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, community or similar health services (minimum two years’ experience is preferred)
- Experience and recognised training in clinical risk assessment and management (including suicide risk assessment)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant software applications
Attributes
- An approach that aligns with trauma-informed care principles of welcome, hope and empathy when working with young people and their family/friends
- Genuine interest and passion working with young people and their family/friends
- Skills in working with young people across the 12-25 year age group and a range of developmental stages
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of the youth mental health and related services sector
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Demonstrated behaviours consistent with AccessHC values
Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits
At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we invest in our people and provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging.
Our culture promotes an environment of success and fulfilment. Join us and experience a career where you truly make a difference.
The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits:
- Supportive and values based culture and engaged workforce
- Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
- Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
- Focus on staff wellbeing and health – Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
- Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual leave loading
- Generous salary packaging opportunities(up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/entertainment expenses)
Please click the web link to view our culture and benefits: https://accesshc.org.au/culture-and-benefits
Apply Now
If you are excited about this new opportunity, please forward your resume and cover letter responding to the key selection criteria. Please refer to the position description for the key selection criteria information on our careers website: https://accesshc.org.au/careers/
For further information and/or if you would like the opportunity to discuss this role. Please contact Manager, headspace [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician headspace South Melbourne enquiry via EthicalJobs.
We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and may appoint the role before the end of date of the advertisement.
Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a Child Safe Organisation that values inclusivity and diversity. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, those with lived experience of mental health and/or alcohol and other drugs (AOD) challenges, and those with diverse genders and sexualities.
At AccessHC, our vision for reconciliation is an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience equitable health and social outcomes. Our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) will contribute to achieving reconciliation. We will seek an understanding of and acknowledge histories and injustices, support the active expression of culture, build strong, trusting relationships, and apply culturally appropriate practices within our work.
We will work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create a welcoming and safe place for everyone at our services. AccessHC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present, and future, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and we acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
As a vaccine positive organisation, we encourage COVID-19 vaccinations and require successful applicants to undergo a Working With Children Check, Police Check and potentially an International Check.