Clinical Coordinator - Youth Enhanced Services

Relationships Australia Victoria (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”.  

The role

The purpose of this position is to facilitate the delivery of the Gippsland Youth Enhanced Services (YES) program that provides services to young people aged 12 – 25 who experience complex and longstanding mental health issues, and their families.

Reporting to the Manager Youth Mental Health Services, your responsibilities include providing clinical leadership and operational direction to the Youth Enhanced Service (YES) team, ensuring that day-to-day clinical work effectively meets the needs of young people and ensures that staff are well supported in undertaking their clinical duties, as well as engaging in clinical and caseload reviews. The role also has a small clinical direct service delivery component and  also contributes to the development of evidence-based and innovative clinical services and will promote the delivery of mental health services that are of the highest quality.

This position is fixed term until June 2025 with the possibility of permanent employment if funding contracts are renewed. The successful candidate will work 0.90 FTE i.e nine (9) days per fortnight with an opportunity to work either at our Traralgon, Wonthaggi, Bairnsdale or Sale centre.

About you

• Degree qualified in social work, mental health nursing,occupational therapy or psychology.
• Current full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) or current full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Previous experience delivering clinical supervision as well as providing operational support to clinical and non-clinical staff to guide and optimise their work and productivity levels.
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and experiences of young people from diverse backgrounds including young people who are from rural and remote settings, culturally and linguistically diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and LGBTQI.
• Highly capable and with experience in undertaking intake and screening activities to determine client needs, and to assist clients to access appropriate services.

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.

The base salary range is $113k-$117k (pro-rata) per annum.  

Apply

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible by sending their application and resume so we can progress to interviews.  You can view the position description for further information.  If you have a specific query contact Jo Huggins, Senior Manager Operations Regional Victoria on 0448 558 ***.

Applications close 22 February 2024.

COVID-19 compliance

Candidates will be required to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination status or medical exemption during their application process.

RAV is committed to building and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disabilities. 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. All staff must undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable) and Working with Children Check. RAV is a public benevolent institution.