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About the program

Frontyard Youth Services is a specialist youth service providing a range of multidisciplinary programs to meet the holistic needs of young people aged between 12 and 25 years who are at risk or experiencing homelessness. Frontyard aims to support young people to meet their physical, emotional and social needs and to develop pathways out of homelessness. Many of the services at Frontyard work with young people across greater Melbourne and throughout Victoria.

The Frontyard Mental Health Program Check In, provides recovery – orientated mental health triage and assessment, therapeutic interventions, case management, and support to young people who display psychological distress and may present with challenging, at risk and suicidal behaviours. The Check In mental health team provide services to young people 12-25 experiencing homelessness who do not currently meet criteria for specialist mental health services.

About the role

The role works closely with the Frontyard Services Extended Leadership Team to lead the coordination, training and development of the Frontyard team in best practice planning, case management and goal setting for young people experiencing homelessness. The role works collaboratively with Leaders to ensure their teams are well trained and embrace the integrated services model.

Duties of this role may include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide Centre of Expertise on trauma-informed person-centred care in accordance with all relevant guidelines, policies, procedures, legislative requirements and professional standards.
• Co-ordinate weekly/fortnightly Integrated planning meetings to ensure care plans and safety and support plans are being reviewed regularly and actions are completed by specified times.
• Provide quality review (weekly sample case) on the development of goal focused and strengths based advanced case planning and crisis interventions to meet the needs of young people with multiple and complex needs.
• Participate in presentations and public speaking, where required and approved.

Skills and experience

Essential:

• Bachelor qualification in human services or an allied health discipline, including social work, psychology and counselling, with membership with the appropriate professional body.
• Significant experience managing and supporting staff providing case management support for people with multiple and complex needs
• A comprehensive understanding of practice approaches when working with young people who are at risk or experiencing homelessness, with an in depth understanding of the factors that lead to homelessness.
• A comprehensive understanding of trauma informed practice and the necessary clinical skills to engage young people with multiple and complex needs.
• A thorough understanding of Victoria's Mental Health Act 2014.

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For more details or assistance with application submission please email: [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Check In Clinician enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process as part of the MCM selection process. Appointments to MCM roles will be subject to the following safety screening checks (as applicable to the role): National (and International if applicable) Police Check (which includes Proof of Identity Check), Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Right to Work in Australia and current and valid driver licence. All costs associated with safety checks (except National Police Check) will be at applicants’ expense.

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At MCM, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people. If you require specific support to apply for this position, please email [email protected].

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