• Lead a motivated Allied Health team supporting young people with mental ill health
• Permanent role | Full time
• Greensborough/ North Eastern Suburbs 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 4 core streams, primary health care, mental health, alcohol and other drugs and social/vocational to improve access for young people to mental health programs as well as ensuring better co-ordination between providers.We have a permanent, full time opportunity for a resilient, motivated Senior Team Leader/ Clinical Lead in the Headspace Centre located in the Greensborough and Plenty Valley area. You will play an integral role in the operational success of Headspace and inspire a dynamic team of Allied Health professionals to ensure high quality services are delivered to young people and their families.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and model effective practice to ensure delivery of safe, effective recovery orientated care to clients, families and carers.
• Guide a high performing team by engaging staff, setting clear direction and performance expectations.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated response to client’s recovery goals.
• Deliver targeted and integrated case managed responses to clients by holding a reduced caseload.
• Manage and be accountable for achievement of service performance and budget targets.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Proven leadership and management skills to develop a team to achieve quality service outcomes and ability to provide professional supervision.
• Successful track record in successful relationship development and strategic partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritise customer service delivery requirements.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements - opportunity to work from home.
• Monthly Rostered Day Off.
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Jobs@Mind by clicking Apply Now - reference number 14294. Online applications must be submitted b the advertised close date.

We welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.