The Organisation
The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal Community and is the largest organisation of it’s kind in Australia. The VACCA team is committed to the organisation’s visions and values, passionately providing support, service and advocacy for our children and other vulnerable members of the community.
Our Aboriginality is what distinguishes us from other community organisations and our culture of teamwork and inclusivity is why we are able to deliver positive outcomes that lead to ongoing change.
Our strength lies with our people and all people are welcome
About the role
The Mental Health Clinician is responsible for providing mental health screening, monitoring and treatment planning for young people as part of VACCA’s Keep Embracing Your Success (KEYS) model of care. Mental Health Clinician works with the Child and Adolescent consultant psychiatrist to provide mental health advice and support as part of the KEYS multidisciplinary team
We are a dedicated, enthusiastic and professional multidisciplinary team who are motivated to improve long term cultural and clinical outcomes for Aboriginal children. This is a fabulous opportunity work in ways that align with your values and provide a much needed service to the community.
You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team where you will be exposed to professionally stimulating work and access to weekly child and adolescent psychiatry review. You will work with our VACCA staff as well as directly with families, carers and children, providing psychological and therapeutic assessments, advice and healing planning including therapy where appropriate.
What you bring
You are an experienced Mental Health Clinician with additional training or interest in child and family therapy and a strong trauma integrated clinical assessment and healing skillset mental health assessment and treatment planning. Your values align with VACCA’s and Aboriginal self-determination, culture, connectedness and belonging are central to healing and your practice.
What we can offer you!!
We provide you with clinical supervision, mentoring, cultural guidance and opportunities for professional growth in a challenging and dynamic working environment.
- Professional support and training via in-house learning and development training modules
- Great career development opportunities
- Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s)
- Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply
If what is listed above seems like the role for you, the team for you and an opportunity that you can’t wait to get your hands on, then all thats left to do is to click APPLY and start your professional journey with VACCA. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.
Please click here to view the position description. This will give you complete information about the role and a view of the selection criteria to guide you in writing your application
For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Abigail Dent on 0407 675 232 or Recruitment team at [email protected].
Application closes by November 13, 2022
We are committed to Aboriginal self-determination and supporting strong, safe, thriving Aboriginal communities and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity, honouring all cultural backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and spiritual beliefs.
VACCA is a child-safe organisation and is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people with zero tolerance for child abuse. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.
VACCA is an equal opportunity employer and has a smoke-free workplace policy