Employment Type: Permanent Full‐time
Location: headspace Taree
About the Role
Work in a passionate multi‐disciplinary team, providing intake, assessment, brief interventions, and referrals to support youth mental health. You'll also engage in community awareness activities and build strong service partnerships.
Benefits
* Up to 40% discount on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
* Salary packaging options (up to $611/fortnight)
* Access to MAXXIA rewards programme
* Professional development opportunities
* Discounted private health insurance through Medibank
* Career and development opportunities – we want you to flourish!
* Access to over 300 gyms with the Fitness Passport Programme
* Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Programme
* Paid parental leave or partner leave (after 12 months of service)
* You work for us, but we also want to work for you! If there is something important you have missed, let's talk about it.
About You
* Passionate about youth mental health
* Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
* Skilled in assessment, intervention and referrals
* Understanding and experience using clinical resources and community service networks
* Experience in psychological practice in child, adolescent and family clinical services
* Well‐developed knowledge of diverse cultures and community needs
Essential Criteria
* Tertiary degree qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Nursing or Occupational Therapy
* Current driver's licence
* A demonstrated understanding of mental health issues affecting young people, families and carers, best‐practice treatment options, support services and comorbidities
* Demonstrated skills in working with young people experiencing mental health issues and their families to assess strengths and needs, develop treatment plans collaboratively, and support young people to engage in services at difficult times in their lives
Additionally, you should have or be willing to obtain the following: NSW Working with Children Check, First Aid & CPR certificate, and undertake a pre‐employment functional medical.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia.
We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications.
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