Job Details
* Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
* Location: Negotiable within Southern NSW LHD
* Position Classification: Dependent upon Qualifications
* Remuneration:
o Counsellor Lvl 1/2: $76,364 - $108,943 per annum
o Occupational Therapist Lvl 1/2: $76,364 - $108,943 per annum
o Psychologist: $80,452 - $117,755 per annum
o Registered Nurse: $74,****** - $104,****** per annum
o Social Worker Lvl 1/2: $76,364 - $108,943 per annum
o Welfare Officer Lvl 1/2: $76,364 - $108,943 per annum
* Hours Per Week: 38
* Requisition ID: REQ******
* Applications Close: 22 May ****
Interview Details
Scheduled within 10 days of closing
This position qualifies for the NSW Health Rural Incentive scheme with a value of up to $5,000.
About The Service
Community Mental Health Clinicians - Making a Real Difference in People's Lives
Are you passionate about supporting mental wellness in the community? At Southern, our Community Mental Health Clinicians provide expert assessment, therapy, and care coordination for individuals navigating mental health challenges – right where they live. You'll be part of a compassionate, multidisciplinary team committed to promoting recovery and resilience.
Make a real difference – support mental health recovery where people live, work, and thrive.
Support For Applicants for this position may qualify for the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme (RHWIS)
Working within SNSWLHD
Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
Salary packaging options
Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
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What You'll Be Doing
GOT IT - Getting On Track in Time is a school based mental health early intervention service for children in kindergarten to year 2 who display disruptive behaviours and emerging conduct disorders.
The program works with children, parents, carers and School staff and aims to prevent mental illness and behavioural disorders in later life and improve educational outcomes.
The Got It clinician provides targeted and universal intervention to children, parents, carers and school staff involved in Got it! This will include the development of behavioural/social skills groups for children and the delivery of parenting programs to their parents/carers.
Selection Criteria
* Tertiary Qualifications and current registration with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist OR Tertiary qualifications for Social Worker, Counsellor or Welfare Officer with eligibility for membership for relevant professional association.
* Demonstrated experience in the provision of contemporary clinical Child and Adolescent Mental Health practice including conducting mental health assessments, and the provision of evidence based interventions for children, and their families/carers, who are experiencing mental illness.
* Experience and skill in developing, implementing and evaluating programs including clinical groups.
* Demonstrated ability and experience in family systems based interventions.
* Demonstrated skill and commitment in working collaboratively and systematically with many key stakeholders.
* Demonstrated understanding of the NSW Mental Health Act *****), and relevant legislations that pertain to working with children.
* Demonstrated high level communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with consumers, their families and carers and other stakeholders, and a demonstrated high level proficiency in computer literacy.
* Current drivers licence and willingness and ability to drive long distances as the position requires.
Eligibility and Application Information
Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care.
All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Southern NSW Local Health District is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce.
If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact ****** for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier‐free application process.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a Recent New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport.
For role related queries or questions contact Jennifer Hudson on ****** or phone: ************.
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This is a Category A position.
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