Online Youth Mental Health Clinician

• Part-time (0.4 – 0.8 FTE) fixed term position until 30/07/21 (possible renewal subject to
  funding)
• NFP Salary Packaging increasing take home pay; work/life balance
• Parkville base (initially commence working from home)
• Leading organisation in youth mental health

Orygen Digital is seeking to hire youth mental health clinicians to directly support young people using
our Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) platform as it rolls out across Victorian youth mental
health services. As the Online Youth Mental Health Clinician, you will assist MOST users with other
appropriate features, such as social networking, and peer and vocational support. This role is
responsible for maintaining weekly contact with MOST users, via messaging, discussions on the
online forums, text message or telephone contact. This role will work collaboratively with other internal
and external staff in support of young people, such as peer and vocational workers, and other
clinicians.

There is flexibility to request your preferred fixed number of hours per week for this role, ranging from
0.4 to 0.8 FTE. As Orygen is currently recruiting to a number of similar clinical roles within our
headspace centres, there is also an option to apply for a “blended” role where clinicians may work
across both programs, such as three days with headspace and two days with Orygen Digital. If you
are interested in this blended approach, please apply for BOTH roles and indicate this in your
application, specifying number of days you wish to work in each role. This opportunity offers exciting
possibilities in developing a deeper understanding of health care delivery and technologies for mental
health. For a list of these blended roles, please visit our website.  

As a guide, remuneration of $57,265 – $75,148 per annum pro rata plus superannuation is offered,
dependent on skills and experience; NFP generous salary sacrificing opportunities are also available
to the successful candidate.
Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this
position.

About you
To be considered you will need:

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline including psychology, social work, occupational
  therapy or other mental health profession with eligibility for appropriate membership with
  accredited registering body;
• An understanding of youth mental health systems and an ability to apply this knowledge to the
  Orygen Digital context;
• Experience working in clinical settings within the Victoria youth mental health system;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to facilitate a
  therapeutic alliance via digital means;
• Demonstrated awareness of mental health and social issues, experience working with
  individuals experiencing crises, and experience working with individuals working with high risk
  clients;
• Passion for empowering young people to achieve their mental health goals.