Clinician - National Immigration Support Service (Niss)

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future. 

About the Service 

Our National Immigration Support Service (NISS) offers comprehensive assistance to individuals seeking asylum and refugees residing within the Australian community. 

Navigating the journey toward stability in Australia, as an asylum seeker or refugee, is fraught with challenges. At Life Without Barriers, we understand the arduous quest for freedoms often overlooked by others. Our mission is to support individuals in achieving their aspirations, guiding them through the complexities of a daunting system, one step at a time. 

At Life Without Barriers, our dedicated and flexible team plays a crucial role in improving the lives of refugees and asylum seekers throughout Australia. If you are driven by values of inclusivity and respect, joining our team represents a profound opportunity to make a significant difference. We approach our work with empathy and respect, addressing the unique needs of our clients and acknowledging the difficult paths they have traversed in search of safety from conflict and adversity. 

Becoming part of our team could be the most meaningful step in your career, enabling you to contribute positively to the lives of those in need of support and understanding. 

About the Role 

Life Without Barriers is seeking Clinicians in Victoria, New South Wales, and Western Australia to play a crucial role within our SRSS program, assisting clients through significant life transitions. These Clinicians will be integral in helping clients develop coping strategies, reduce the impact of these transitions, and ensure their smooth progress. Focused on the safety and well-being of asylum seekers and refugees, these roles require delivering high-quality assessments, consultation, and referral services aimed at fostering mental health improvements and helping clients achieve their goals while awaiting visa decisions. 

Candidates should bring a robust background in mental health, with 2-5 years of post-graduate experience, and be prepared to offer clinical case management through outcome-oriented therapeutic models. This opportunity is perfect for highly qualified and experienced practitioners, such as clinical psychologists with a passion for making a tangible difference in the lives of those undergoing significant changes. 

These full-time max-term (2 years) positions offer the flexibility to be based in Sunshine or Dandenong (VIC), Parramatta (NSW), or Leederville (WA), with options for both office and home-based work arrangements, accommodating a balanced work-life integration while contributing to a vital cause. A Tool of Trade Vehicle, including fuel card, will be allocated to the successful candidate as frequent travel to each of these locations is required. 

Key Responsibilities   

• Provide clinical knowledge and expertise to support clients from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds. 
• Undertake assessments of clients’ cognitive and learning abilities, living skills, emotional and mental health status and behavioural profile. 
• Provide input and support around significant life transitions for clients into the community. Such planning would involve assisting the client to develop skills to cope with these major changes, minimise the impact on them and ensure the viability of the transition.  
• Provide training and support for case managers, case workers and staff regarding therapeutic support including behaviour support plans and incident prevention and response plans for clients. 
• Support and promote the work of Life Without Barriers, maintaining a services free of judgement by skilled and dedicated staff and deliver the services people are entitled to receive under Australian law. 
• Set the standard for a culture of continuous improvement in service delivery, pinpointing and pursuing opportunities that elevate client outcomes and overall customer experiences. 

Benefits of Working with the NISS team 

• Monthly rostered day off.
• Working in an established, highly regarded and Refugee and Asylum Seeker program. 
• Opportunity to work in a supportive and flexible team environment. 
• Weekly individual supervision with a Senior Clinician and opportunities for group supervision.
• Weekly team consultation and review meetings. 
• Administrative supports. 

Skills & Experience 

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, with a current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body or Psychology board of Australia to practice as a psychologist.  
• Previous experience in clinical or forensic psychology highly desirable  
• The ability to work collaboratively with agencies that support people with complex and challenging needs such as with mental health services, GPs, Psychiatrists, or other statutory or community-based services. 
• Demonstrated experience operating within both internal and external Clinical Governance frameworks. 
• Willing and eager to provide clinical interventions and case management support in an engaging, flexible and client focused recovery approach, and in a range of settings including outreach in rural areas and/or via e-health platforms. 
• Demonstrated experience in implementing client–centred / family-centred interventions. 
• Experience working with people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds (desirable)  
• Experience working in a culturally sensitive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a willingness to work and train in culturally appropriate approaches. 
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team. 
• Current Drivers Licence. 

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role). 

How to Apply 

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact ***********@lwb.org.au with the subject heading “Clinicians NISS". 
 

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice. Current application closing date is 16th April 2024.