Mental Health & Recovery Clinician

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• 1x Part-time (45.6 Hours per fortnight), maximum term until 30/06/2027
• Based in Ballarat

Your new role

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Clinician, you will hold a caseload and operate within a Step-Up/Step- Down model of care, using your skills and experience in mental health service delivery to support consumers’ psychosocial recovery and skill development. You will collaborate closely with the EIPSR Peer support workers who provide lived experience expertise and community connection. In this role, you will work closely with Grampians Health clinicians, consumers, families, carers and other stakeholders to support recovery, wellbeing, community participation, and achievement of individual recovery goals.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your hourly rate (SCHADS Level 5) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in an allied health discipline (Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent)
• Current valid driver’s license
• First Aid & CPR (or able to complete within the first 6months of employment)
• Demonstrated understanding and experience working within the recovery frame-work with people living with mental health conditions and compromised social determinants of health.
• Demonstrated understanding of mental services interventions for responding to clients with complexity of needs.
• Understanding of harm minimization approaches the treatment and management of persons with comorbid mental health issues and addiction challenges.
• Demonstrated experience in working at a direct care level, including the ability to manage a 1:1 case load and prioritize different needs within group activities and know when to seek assistance.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and compliance with, Family Violence interventions, including the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Intermediate Framework and Information Sharing Schemes (FVISS and CISS).
• Demonstrated understanding of Trauma informed care principles and evidence based and psychosocial recovery modalities

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Sarah Lapinski on 0479 187 493

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.