Perinatal Mental Health Clinician

Perinatal Mental Health Clinician

Part Time Temporary ? up to 30.4 hours per week until 30 June 2024

Location: Traralgon, Latrobe City

Salary Range: $46.39 to $50.31 per hour plus 11% Superannuation

Department: Family Services

Do you want to make an IMPACT?

Latrobe City Council has an opportunity for a Perinatal Mental Health Clinician to join our Family Services Department.

About the role

The Perinatal Mental Health Clinician with work within a Multidisciplinary team in the Enhanced Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program at Latrobe City Council. The Enhanced MCH Program is an extension of the MCH service that offers flexible actions and interventions to families who would benefit from targeted support. The Perinatal Mental Health Clinician will provide focused and intensive intervention through assessment, short term support and therapy including referrals to longer term services if required.

Early intervention and support are critical in achieving positive outcomes for families, and your role will be to support families by providing an intensive service that builds capacity in families to attain the goals of the agreed Child and Family Action Plan (CFAP).

About You

For this role we are seeking someone who is highly skilled in developing rapport and building relationships with a strong element on trust and accountability. You will have the ability to work constructively within a multidisciplinary team, developing collaborative relationships to provide support for families.

You will have:

• Tertiary qualification in Mental Health with current AHPRA or AASW registration.
• Extensive knowledge of the impact of perinatal emotional health with high-risk families ? in particular, family dynamics in trauma, adult mental Health and family violence.
• Extensive experience working in home-based, community and outreach settings to effectively apply therapeutic interventions in the perinatal emotional health period.
• Demonstrated practice based on respect for the values and rights of clients, self and colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability in client engagement, including communication, conflict resolution, counselling, and negotiation skills with key community organisations and clients.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently, manage own workload, and take responsibility for work output within Enhanced MCH team.
• Successful applicants are required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.

Go Further at Latrobe City Council

A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.

Why work for us?

At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.

We offer a range of training and personal development opportunities including a structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.

At Latrobe City Council you will enjoy flexible working options including working from home, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.

We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland.

To apply:

Visit www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers to submit your application by 11.59pm on Friday 29 March 2024.

Contact Kate Smith, Program Leader - Enhanced Maternal and Child Health on 0417 373 *** for a confidential discussion.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at ***************@latrobe.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 367 700.

We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at *******@latrobe.vic.gov.au or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

Latrobe City Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.