ASD Coordinator

Permanent Part Time | .8EFT / 32 Hours per week

Psychologist, Speech Pathologist or Occupational Therapist, Registered Psychiatric Nurse | Grade 4 Classification

About the Role

Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service provides timely access to secondary consultation, comprehensive mental health assessment, early intervention and evidence-based treatment for young people aged 0 to 25 years, their families and other services within the community. As a Senior Clinician you will have substantive professional experience and postgraduate qualification in your discipline. You will provide high quality, and recovery focussed assessment, psychosocial treatment, and care, to young people and their families that are evidence-based and best practice to enhance the person’s recovery from mental health and wellbeing challenges.

In holding the portfolio of ASD Assessment Clinic Coordinator you will coordinate the ASD referral, screening, assessment and diagnostic process, oversee the delivery of quality early intervention and ongoing clinical care within the mental health service and facilitate referral pathways to appropriate support services. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary ASD assessment team to provide high quality, accurate assessments, formulations and referral recommendations.
• Co-ordinate the recording and response to referrals for the ASD assessment team.
• Provide high quality reports and recommendations for young people who are assessed at the clinic.
• Develop and provide regular data reports regarding referrals and referral outcomes for young people who are referred to the ASD assessment clinic.

Skills and Experience

• You must be able to meet relevant EBA requirements for a mental health clinician in your discipline (Psychologist, Speech Pathologist, OT or RPN).Registration with AHPRA
• Extensive experience working with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other developmental disorders.  Demonstrate knowledge of typical and atypical childhood development including health, wellbeing, and emotional and psychological factors.
• Demonstrated understanding of the current discipline-specific standards of practice, code of ethics, legislation, and research.
• Demonstrates an ability to provide leadership, including developing clinical expertise within the team through mentoring, training, teaching and supervision. Operates with a high level of individual integrity, responsibility and professionalism. Has the capacity to be a consistent and reliable role model within the team.

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Culture & Benefits 

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?
Sarah Shaw, Acting Team Leader - Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Services on 5320 3030 for a confidential discussion.

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We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.