Mental Health Clinician - Child

$43.67 to $56.72 per hour (based on discipline and experience) + salary packaging | Mental Health Clinician – Infant Child & Youth

Permanent Full Time | 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO

About the Role

Join the Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and provide evidence-based mental health assessment, early intervention and treatment for children and young people aged 0–15 years and their families. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll support children and families to achieve positive mental health and wellbeing outcomes.

In this role, you'll deliver comprehensive assessments, recovery-oriented care and risk management, while collaborating with families, community services and education providers. You'll also contribute to clinical supervision, professional development and continuous improvement across the service.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments

• Deliver evidence-based treatment and recovery-focused care

• Provide risk assessment and safety planning

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

• Participate in clinical supervision and professional development

• Partner with families and community services to support care

Skills & Experience

• Eligible for clinician classification in your discipline

• AHPRA registration or AASW membership (Social Work desirable)

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Commitment to recovery and strengths-based practice

• Experience supporting children and families is desirable

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities

• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays

• Access to Fitness Passport membership

• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Sarah Shaw, Team Leader – Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Services on 03 5320 3030 for a confidential discussion.

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

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the Employee Login via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet.

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+.