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Community Mental Health Practitioner - Lead Practitioner - Intake & Assessment - Greensborough

Mind Australia
  • Work with a passionate Headspace team supporting and empowering young people with mental ill health
  • Fixed term 5 month role with a possibility of an extension | Full time
  • Greensborough Location

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 40 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the role

Headspace in partnership with Mind aims to promote and facilitate improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic participation of young people aged 12-25 years residing in the North Eastern suburbs. Services in this youth friendly space are delivered across four core streams, primary health care, mental health, alcohol and other drug (AOD) and social/vocational, to improve access for young people to mental health programs as well as ensuring better co-ordination between service providers.

We have an opportunity for a resilient, self-motivated Community Mental Health Practitioner - Lead Practitioner - Intake & Assessment worker for a full time, fixed term 5 month opportunity with a possibility of an extension in the Greensborough area. You will act as a first contact point for young people accessing the Headspace Centre and build positive, supportive relationships with young people, families and friends.

Key responsibilities

  • Support clients by delivering high quality service and facilitating positive educational and social experiences.
  • Work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
  • Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated and integrated response to the client’s recovery goals.
  • Effectively engage, screen and assess, organise referrals, provide brief interventions and coordinate care for young people that contact or are referred to the Centre.
  • Provide outreach to schools and agencies as well as consultations with young people, their families, and professionals.

What you’ll bring

  • Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
  • Proven experience working with young people, adults and families with mental health and/or contextual challenges, i.e. family violence, poverty, homelessness, AOD, protective issues.
  • Proven ability to implement a recovery oriented framework and practices.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with agencies, clinical providers and key stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
  • Monthly Rostered Day Off.
  • Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Jobs@Mind - reference number 14676.

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill-health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds. The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.

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