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Form of workIntake Worker
12 months Fixed Term Contract: 2 days a week
headspace Busselton
Relationships Australia WA is a leading provider of relationship support services to the West Australian community with professional and highly motivated staff.
About the role
RAWA is seeking an Intake Worker to be part of the multidisciplinary, clinical support team based at the headspace Busselton Satellite Service. The Intake Worker is responsible for effectively engaging young people with the headspace service. They will be able to provide psycho-social assessments and, where required, brief clinical interventions. The Intake Worker is one of the first points of contact for young people in accessing therapeutic services and will need to build rapport with a wide range of young people, as well as their friends and families.
Skills, experience, and qualifications
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling and/or Social Sciences
- Experience in working with young people affected by mental health issues
- Ability to undertake bio-psychosocial assessments as well as risk assessments, when necessary
- Knowledge and skills in working with people in crisis and in managing people with complex presentations
- Demonstrated ability to work in a professional, respectful and inclusive way with other team/staff members
- Proven experience in working with a wide variety of people from diverse backgrounds, including cultural sensitivity and cross-culture communication.
- Proven ability to adhere to clinical and ethical work standards.
Our staff are supported through regular professional supervision and generous ongoing professional development.
A copy of the position description is available upon request.
Please contact Hilary Cayley on 6164 0680 or email *********@headspacebunbury.org.au for more information.
Application instructions:
Applications must include a cover letter outlining suitability for the role and a current resume citing professional referees via SEEK.
Applications close at 1600hrs, Thursday 21 March
Relationships Australia WA is committed to being a 'Child-Safe' organisation and expects all staff agree to our Children and Young People Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Child Safe Code of Conduct. Appropriate rigorous reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check (where applicable), police record and identity check. We are committed to the safety and empowerment of all children, including those with a disability and from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.
