Organisation : Each via BigSplash
Location : Melbourne (Dandenong & Narre Warren)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Mental Health
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 4 Mar, 2019
About the organisation
A contemporary not-for-profit EACH provides a range of health disability, counselling and mental health services to the community. From humble beginnings established in the Outer East of Melbourne over 44 years ago, committed teams at EACH now consist of over 1300 staff across 65 sites throughout the eastern states of Australia. Together we support over 40 000 clients annually.
At EACH, our vision is for a healthy and inclusive community. Our values promote Customer Centricity, Social Justice, Service Excellence, Innovation and Collaboration - and these underpin the way we work and deliver our services. You can find out more about us here - http://www.each.com.au
We recognise that not everyone experiences life equally. Our focus is about creating opportunities for equitable outcomes. No matter what someone's starting place, we will support them to achieve their goals.
We embrace diversity in all its forms and respect everyone's strength and contributions irrespective of gender, ethnicity, culture, religious beliefs, sexual orientation and political views.
About the role
Working under the Schools and Community Partnerships Team Leader operationally, the Senior School Services Clinician will provide mentoring and support to school headspace clinicians as well as participate in relevant intake service improvement projects across the two sites.
- Full Time Position
- Dandenong & Narre Warren Location, Victoria
About the Role:
- Clinically supervise school services clinicians as appropriate;
- Provide debriefs and secondary consultations to all headspace school clinicians;
- Provide brief family work with Clinical Lead at headspace centres and in schools;
- Provide advice to schools with headspace clinicians;
- Establish clinical supervision model for schools;
- Support or set up school clinical networks;
- Delivery of community engagement presentations within schools with Community Engagement team;
- Establish and coordinate headspace School Services clinical review meetings.
About You:
- Demonstrated experience in intake and risk assessments with young people;
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of brief intervention and single session therapy;
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of family therapy;
- Demonstrated clinical skills in working with young people and their families/carers with mental health issues in an early intervention framework;
- Experienced in providing mental health assessments, psycho-education and short term interventions to young people experiencing mental health difficulties;
- Thorough understanding of the mental health and broader service system;
- Demonstrated ability to deliver information sessions;
- Demonstrated experience in supporting other clinicians in professional development;
- Experience in working with educational services.
Why You Should Apply?
Join a vibrant and innovative not for profit organisation committed to an integrated approach to service, and help make a positive difference in the lives of over forty thousand people each year. Values and the way we interact with each other and our customers are extremely important to us.
We Care, We Listen, We Engage, We Deliver. We are situated within the community and in most cases close to major shopping precincts. We offer a family friendly workplace. Not For Profit Salary Packaging Available.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: headspace School Services Senior Clinician - Full Time via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Mental_Health
