• Make an impact and support clients to achieve positive outcomes
• Join a respected, high quality and experienced service organisation
• Part-time, 4 days per week - hybrid working arrangements

Are you passionate about working with young people and committed to their health and wellbeing?

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced Youth Access Worker at our Bairnsdale centre to join Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV).

About headspace and RAV:

headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds, along with assistance in promoting young peoples’ wellbeing. This covers core areas including mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services. Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is the lead agency for headspace Bairnsdale, which is governed by a consortium of local community organisations who provide expertise, support and advice to RAV. RAV is a secular, community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations who have been providing services to the Victorian community for over 75 years. Our vision is for “positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians”.

About the role

Reporting to the Centre Manager, you are able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. As one of the first points of contact for young people accessing the headspace centre, your responsibilities include building a positive rapport with a wide range of people. You will be assessing a young person’s needs, including complex risk assessments and the ability to action a plan to mitigate any identified risk. You will need to effectively engage, screen, assess, refer, provide brief interventions and coordinate care for young people aged 12-25 years that contact or are referred to the headspace centre. This role is also responsible for participating in regular clinical supervision and will be required to present and discuss cases with the clinical care team.

This opportunity is located at Bairnsdale and is part-time working 4 days per week with the expectation that one day per week will be an evening shift. The base salary range is $95,172 -$97,856 (pro-rata) per annum.

About you

• Degree qualifications in health, behavioural/social sciences, community services, or a related discipline that provides a sound understanding and knowledge of assessing and working with young people at risk.
• Experience in screening activities to determine client needs, and to assist clients to access appropriate services.
• Experience in the youth and/or mental health sector.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) or current full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) (desirable).

We provide

• Competitive salary including meal/entertainment and salary packaging
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance
• Generous employment conditions and benefits including additional paid leave benefits - parental, study, personal and compassionate, flexible, family violence leave as well as paid ex-gratia leave between Christmas and New Year
• Access to professional development and training including our Registered Training Organisation programs where we provide accredited and non-accredited courses
• Best practice clinical supervision and support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• Career progression opportunities internally across Melbourne Metropolitan and Regional Victoria centres.

Candidates can view the position description attached below. If you have a specific inquiry, contact Ilona Jaakkola on 5184 5000.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.