yourtown is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

Powered by yourtown, Kids Helpline is here for children and young people whenever they need us, anytime for any reason 24/7, through tailored mental health counselling services in line with their changing preferences for help-seeking.

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your opportunity

yourtown’s Mind 4 Kids Program provides psychological therapies for children aged up to 11 years with moderate mental health issues, to improve their health, resilience and wellbeing.

We are interested in hearing from people available for either full time or part time work. Let us know what days/hours you are available, and we will see if we can make it work!

Based at Deception Bay, this is an exciting opportunity to work within a reputable service that has a range of programs in the child and family space and is well connected with the community. You will have the opportunity to collaborate and attend cross-service training with other co-located services including Glugor Young Parents Program, Starfish Family Mental Health Program, Communities for Children and Expressive Therapies.

The program is delivered within a stepped care approach and works in an integrated and collaborative manner with wraparound supports for families. It is provided on site and via outreach e.g. in schools.

We are seeking a Provisional Psychologist to support children and their families by providing a single entry point into mental health care, wraparound supports and psychological interventions. Care coordination will also be undertaken to enhance positive child and family outcomes.

You will have a manageable caseload of 4-5 sessions per day and line supervision and onsite support from the senior leadership team.

In conjunction with internal practice supervision delivered by a dedicated site supervisor, you will also be supported to attend external supervision to meet your registration requirements, paid for by yourtown!

what we are looking for

We are seeking a passionate, professional clinician who wants to make a difference by servicing a cohort whose access to psychological support may be limited by financial hardship or other barriers.

You will bring:

• qualifications and relevant registration as a Psychologist (Provisional) with AHPRA
• passion for supporting children 0-11 years to improve their mental health and wellbeing
• experience providing evidence-based, age-appropriate psychological therapies for children and their families
• demonstrated experience in conducting biopsychosocial assessments that consider a child’s development, parent-child attachment and sensory needs

This is a maximum term position until 30 June 2023, with potential for extension.

your benefits

When you join yourtown you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation. We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo.

Your employment experience will include:

• salary sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
• regular line supervision and support plus internal practice supervision
• ability to negotiate flexible work hours and work arrangements
• opportunities for internal and external professional development
• free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
• a genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
• yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
• access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
• access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
• an environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer

How to Apply

If you believe in the power of young people and in yourself, join team yourtown and have an amazing impact on the lives of young people, their families, neighbourhoods and the wider community in Australia.

For a full Position Description please visit our website: https://careers.yourtown.com.au/.

Contact: Marnie Elliot – Talent Acquisition Specialist on 0434 609 384.

yourtown is committed to providing services that protect and keep children, young people and adults at risk free from harm. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Criminal History Check and retention of a valid Working with Children Check.

yourtown supports vaccination as the best way to keep our people and our communities safe from Covid-19. We require all employees, volunteers, students and contractors to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of employment.

"In our team we value diversity, inclusivity and people who want to make a difference"