Senior Youth AOD Recovery Lead
The Senior Youth AOD 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. Senior Youth AOD 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
* 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
* Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
* Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
* Supportive learning and development environment
* Culture of continuous improvement
* 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
This is a fixed term six month contract.
About MCM
MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, 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, Inclusion & Equity of Access
At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
MCM places people at the centre of what we do
MCM acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the waterways and lands where we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We commit to ensuring everyone we work with is safe, empowered, supported and respected, especially children and young people. We support and celebrate diversity of race, culture, ability, gender, sexuality and gender identity.
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