• Permanent Part-time role, 0.6.EFT, Hawthorn
• Not for Profit with salary packaging benefits & work life balance
• Collaborative & supportive culture with career development opportunities

About Access Health and Community

With a 150-year history and caring at our centre, our mission at Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is to build healthier lives together. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 400 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do and contribute to improving the wellbeing of the community every day. Access Health and Community has recently announced the exploration of a merger with Inspiro. Our organisations have a long history of partnering together to improve health and wellbeing for our communities. We believe that a merger will be a significant and positive step for the delivery of services to our communities and provide opportunities for our people.

The opportunity

Join our highly motivated and skilled Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Intake team and work with a passionate and engaged workforce within a truly supportive values-based culture. We are seeking a passionate qualified Mental Health, Alcohol, and Other Drug Intake Clinician to work with clients to provide assessment, short term counselling and care and recovery.

As a key player in the Mental Health and AOD service, you'll be the first point of contact, engaging and triaging clients for mental health and AOD services, including the 'Steps' Mental Health Stepped Care service. Triage, assess, and support clients to access various mental health and/or AOD services, utilising phone, telehealth, and face-to-face interactions. Responsibilities include needs assessment, risk evaluation, single sessions, and appointment booking, providing information, and making external referrals as necessary.

What you will be doing

• Register and triage all mental health and AOD referrals, including Medication Support and Recovery Service (MSRS), Stepped Care/ Head to health, forensic/youth/adult/family AOD referrals, community health counselling, HACC PYP NDIS, My Aged Care and Fee-for-service referrals
• Conduct clinical intake with clients (face-to-face or phone) to determine their mental health & AOD needs and appropriate referral pathways using intake and screening tools as required (this may include use of the AUDIT, DUDIT, K10, IAR tool and others)
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments with clients which includes assessment of presenting issue, mental state examination, family/relationships, physical health, substance use, mental health, psychosocial support/functioning and goals for treatment
• Provide single sessions and/or brief interventions (either over the phone or face-to-face) with clients presenting with short-term or mild mental health/AOD concerns
• Book appointments with appropriate mental health & AOD clinicians
• Answer the Duty phone when rostered on
• Conduct clinical risk assessments (including suicide risk assessments and MARAM ) and implement risk management plans where appropriate
• Inform clients, families and others of both internal and external referral pathways to support clients and key stakeholders

What you will bring

Key Selection Criteria

Relevant mental health qualifications (such as social work, psychology counselling, alcohol and other drugs, nursing or similar field) and equivalent work experience with a minimum 2 years' experience working with clients in mental health, AOD or related fields

• Excellent understanding of mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services and referral pathways, with particular focus on the Eastern Region
• Experience and/or training in conducting clinical risk assessments and implementing risk management plans with clients
• The ability to produce and maintain high level clinical documents, reports
• Proficiency with electronic health record systems (such as TrakCare,) and Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and databases

Attributes

• Possess a warm, empathic and professional therapeutic style
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work autonomously, make decisions, organize workload, set priorities and meet deadlines
• Willingness to expand your current skillset to meet the needs of the service
• The ability to work respectfully and creatively with diverse populations, including Indigenous Australians, LGBTIQ and CALD communities
• Demonstrated behaviours consistent with AccessHC values

Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits

At AccessHC, we offer more than just a fulfilling career; we invest in our people and provide an environment where you can thrive in a culture of collaboration and support. Our team members share commitment and passion to make a positive impact and this ethos creates a range of benefits for our people from opportunities for personal and professional growth to a sense of purpose and belonging.

Our culture promotes an environment of success and fulfilment. Join us and experience a career where you truly make a difference.

The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits:

• Supportive and values based culture and engaged workforce
• Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
• Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
• Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth
• Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Annual leave loading
• Generous salary packaging opportunities(up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/entertainment expenses)

Read more about our culture and benefits: here.

Apply Now

Submit your application including your resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria.

Please refer to the position description on our website for the key selection criteria information: accesshc.org.au/careers.

Please reach out to for further information and/or the opportunity to discuss this role. Please contact Manager, Mental Health & AOD Intake, Anna Hutchison: [email protected], using the subject line: Mental Health and AOD Intake Clinician enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Apply now so you do not miss this opportunity, as we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may appointment prior to end of application date.

Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a Child Safe Organisation that values inclusivity and diversity. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, those with lived experience of mental health and/or alcohol and other drugs (AOD) challenges, and those with diverse genders and sexualities.

At AccessHC, our vision for reconciliation is an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience equitable health and social outcomes. Our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) will contribute to achieving reconciliation. We will seek an understanding of and acknowledging histories and injustices, support the active expression of culture, build strong, trusting relationships, and apply culturally appropriate practices within our work.

We will work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create a welcoming and safe place for everyone at our services. AccessHC acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to Wurundjeri Elders past, present, and future, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and we acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

As a vaccine positive organisation, we encourage COVID-19 vaccinations and require successful applicants to undergo a NDIS Check, Working With Children Check, Police Check and potentially an International Check.

A Position Description is attached.