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1. QLD/VIC/WA/Hybrid location | Work from home and office
2. Part to full-time ongoing position | (0.6 -1 FTE)
3. Access to NFP salary packaging | Join a multidisciplinary team
* QLD/VIC/WA/Hybrid location | Work from home and office
* Part to full-time ongoing position | (0.6 -1 FTE)
* Access to NFP salary packaging | Join a multidisciplinary team
About Orygen
Orygen is Australia's Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.
For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.
About The Job
The Online Youth Mental Health Clinician will directly support young people using MOST in our established service roll out throughout Victoria, QLD, NSW, the ACT and WA, as well as supporting young people in our new venture to expand Nationally. This position can be based in QLD/VIC or WA.
Reporting To The Senior Clinician, You Will
* Engagement & Onboarding: Welcome young people and families onto the MOST platform, helping users engage with clinical content and social features. Maintain regular contact via messaging or phone and assess any risks, escalating as needed.
* Monitoring & Supervision: Keep accurate records of young people's engagement, monitor their safety on the platform, and communicate regularly with referring clinicians to keep them updated.
* Collaborative Development: Contribute to service development by working alongside peer and vocational workers to enhance the MOST model for supporting young people.
* Maintain weekly contact with MOST users via direct messaging, discussions on the online forums, text message, telephone, or video call.
After hours and weekend work will be required: participating in a rotating roster across different shifts, including 12pm – 8pm AEST (if located in VIC or QLD), 10am-6pm AWST or 11:30am – 7:30pm AWST (if located in WA). Regular weekend and Public Holiday shifts are also required, which are rotated through all staff (3.5 hours Saturday and 2 hours Sunday, Public Holidays varied contingent on need).
Skills And Experience
The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:
* Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Nursing or Social Work and full registration with AHPRA or eligibility with AASW.
* 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 Western Australian youth mental health system.
* Demonstrated sound ability to make decisions, solve problem, and risk manage, in relation to young person's treatment.
* Demonstrated awareness of mental health and social issues, experience working with individuals experiencing crises, and experience working with high-risk clients.
Benefits
* Salary between $69,733 - $91,508 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 12% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
* Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
* Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this.
* Participate in cutting-edge projects that directly impact youth development and well-being.
* Support the development of a world leading youth mental health digital solution.
How to apply
If you're ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.
For the full position description, visit https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/55a4207a-d861-4e98-8c7e-ab7a43ad94ca/PD-Online-YMH-Clinician-August-2025.pdf.aspx
This is a part-time to full-time (0.6 -1.0 FTE) ongoing contract.
Applications will close on 4th September (10am), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Before applying at Orygen, it's important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.
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