• Lead and supervise student placements while supporting young people with mental ill health to achieve their wellbeing goals
• Permanent role | Part time 22.8 hours/week | Hourly rate $49.28 - $51.51 per hour
• Greensborough Location 

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds 

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. Mind has been supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives for more than 45 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 Eastern suburbs. Services in this 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. 

We are seeking a highly motivated, empathetic Lead Student and Intake Practitioner for a permanent, part time (22.8 hours per week) opportunity to work in the Greensborough area. You will be responsible for managing, coordinating, supervising and training students during their placements. In this role, you will undertake intake and assessments, conduct meet and greet sessions with clients, facilitate single session thinking, provide brief interventions and any other client work. The Lead Student and Intake Practitioner will liaise with Universities, learning institutions, supervisors and managers. 

Key responsibilities

• Provide guidance and supervision for all students to increase their skill set across the different practices within headspace.
• Complete all required documentation to coordinate completion of the student placements in consultation with headspace national and tertiary education partners.
• Work with clients to enable them to develop independent living skills and a meaningful life by supporting them through a strength-focused, staged approach to recovery using agreed practice techniques and approaches.
• Support clients with actioning their recovery plan in a range of areas understanding and managing client’s own mental health.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals. 

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Health Science, Nursing or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Ability to obtain registration with AHPRA, AASW or equivalent accreditation.
• Expertise in working with young people with mental health issues, AOD, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead, coach and supervise students to achieve best quality service outcomes.
• Ability to deliver person-centred support active support.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders. 

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to corporate health and fitness benefits.
• Learning, development and career opportunities. 

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 495345. Please contact the person below for more information.

Jacqueline Thompson-Bennetts, Service Manager - Headspace Greensborough

[email protected] 

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.