Senior Mental Health Recovery Lead

• New mental health lead role in Circuit Breaker Youth Refuge
• Provide both team support & capacity building and direct services to young people
• Work within a values driven, progressive organisation
• Be part of an engaging team that thrives on challenges
• Competitive remuneration package with salary packaging benefits available

​​​​About the Opportunity

The Senior Mental Health Recovery Lead is a vital part of a multidisciplinary collaborative team case management and coordination approach to young people residing in Circuit Breaker Youth Refuge.

Not only will you support young people directly and through creative group-work offerings, you will also play an active role in supporting the ongoing capacity of the team to respond to young people’s mental health and wellbeing needs. The Senior Mental Health Recovery Lead plays a vital role in the provision of staff consultation and capacity building support to the team alongside Team leaders including operational support and improvements to support the ongoing quality of the program.

You will be joining a dedicated team to develop young person-centred plans and deliver direct, and practical healing orientated support. You will encourage young people as they take steps towards their recovery and assist them in building long term support networks and links with referral options to ensure they are fully supported to continue their recovery after they exit the program.

About you

We are looking for someone who is:

• Interested in a mental health lead role in the youth specialist homelessness services space across Melbourne, and providing coaching, training, consultation to the team.
• Is committed to support the Circuit Breaker Refuge team to deliver high quality and healing informed mental health responses and support to young people.
• Passionate about providing direct services as part of the multi-disciplinary team response ensuring young people’s mental health is stabilised and recovery planning underway. Both individual and group-work.
• Excited to help shape our transition to a new collaborative team case management approach.

Benefits of working with MCM include:

• Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
• Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
• Supportive learning and development environment
• Culture of continuous improvement

Essential:

• Qualified: You’ll hold a relevant qualification in social work, psychology, occupational therapy or similar and are a member of your professional body. Master’s qualification and/or mental health endorsements highly valued.
• Practitioner Experience: You bring extensive clinical or community based mental health practice experience in a complex trauma informed environment, with experience managing complex cases, specifically with young people in crisis. You understand through practice, the impact trauma has on individuals and on systems, as well as demonstrating knowledge and understanding of development, attachment, and trauma theories as they relate to homelessness.
• Mental Health: Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers. Demonstrated clinical skill in best practice mental health assessment, and a sound knowledge of the common mental health issues faced by young people, including impacts of trauma.
• Group-Work: Experience in facilitating group activities for young people experiencing mental ill health is desirable.
• Please see position description for further (Key Selection Criteria)

Screening Criteria

• National Police check
• Working with Children check
• Valid Victorian Drivers license
• Right to Work in Australia

Please submit your application via the Apply Now link, preferably before the closing date.

Please include your current resume and cover letter.

Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities. For assistance with your application please email: [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Mental Health Recovery Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

About MCM

We are a leading not for profit, purpose-driven organisation that offers a broad range of services in Early Years, Disability, Homelessness and Family Services, Palliative Care and Education.

Our commitment to Safety

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

Our commitment to Diversity

At MCM, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.