- Applications close: COB Monday 24 October 2022
- Generous Salary Packaging
- Employee Assistance Program available
- Permanent
- Full time (76 hours per fortnight)
- Remuneration SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience + 10.5 % Employer superannuation
- AASW and AHPRA membership and registration required
About us
Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.
About the position
This position will work as part of the headspace Frankston Access Team, providing comprehensive intake and assessment, mental health support and brief interventions to young people aged 12-25. This multidisciplinary team serves as the first point of contact to the service, and demonstrate a high level of customer service and professionalism in their approach.
Working within the headspace model, the team coordinates the clinical delivery of treatment and care, making sure young people and their families receive timely, responsive and suitable services to meet their needs.
Access Clinicians are energetic, enthusiastic and capable of working within the headspace model to deliver services within the community and enhance health care access for young people.
Some of your key responsibilities will be:
- Provide a first point of contact and conduct initial telephone screening with young people to engage them, identify needs and risks and triage responses accordingly.
- Provide bio-psychosocial assessments (utilising the HEADSS assessment tool), initial care plans and pathway support for young people addressing needs and risks, in a shared decision making approach with the young person and their family (as appropriate).
- Assertively monitor young people’s mental health and wellbeing as required.
- Complete service activity and outcome measures as per service protocol.
- Provide brief interventions, psycho-education, useful online resources and other information for mental health and drug and alcohol problems, information on services and how to access these
- Advocate on behalf of young people with other services, schools and/or employers to enhance service access and ensure access to care coordination.
For full details of the position, please visit our website www.ysas.org.au
Please note:
- YSAS is a safe workplace and requires staff to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus booster) or a valid medical exemption to prevent the spread of COVID-19. YSAS will request evidence in the pre-employment stage.
- Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
- As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
- You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position
If you have the skills, experience and share our passion this is your opportunity to contribute to make a difference to the lives of seriously disadvantaged young people.
Please apply via our employment page, by clicking the Apply button below.
Further Enquiries
For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Yolande Maltman, Clinical Team Leader, and 97696419 regarding the role of Access Clinician Level 1 – Recruitment Ref. Number 120_2022.
- YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
- YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.