• Applications close: COB on Friday the 7th of October
• Generous Salary Packaging
• Employee Assistance Program available
• Fixed term until 30/06/23
• Part time (45.6 hours per fortnight)
• Remuneration SCHCADS  level 6 dependent on qualifications and experience  + 10.5 % Employer superannuation
• AASW & 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

The Access Clinician (Level 2) is required to assist in the intake and allocation of new referrals, clinical review and quality assurance processes within supervision of the Access Team. Required to work across headspace Frankston and Rosebud satellite clinic, the role also includes clinical service delivery, including HEADSS and risk assessments, care and safety planning, psychoeducation and brief therapeutic interventions. Outreach and community engagement activities may also be required. In addition, opportunities are available to perform supervisory duties with students depending on qualifications. The Access Clinician (Level 2) contributes to clinical governance, escalation and support at the centre alongside the clinical lead.

Some of your key responsibilities will be:

1. Provide clinical leadership within Access & Intake ensuring high quality service provision and program fidelity.
2. Engage with key external collaborators; Ensure you work in a family inclusive manner, and provide developmentally appropriate and responsive service for vulnerable young people aged 12 to 25 years
3. Contribute to or undertake report writing and/or, contribute to funding applications where appropriate; Work to ensure all client related documentation is up to date and of a high quality.
4. Ensure appropriate triaging and monitoring of young people coming through the intake process; Where appropriate conduct screening and assessment
5. Support the Access and reception teams around walk in presentations of young people and/or their families; Reviewing 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). This may include brief interventions and psychoeducation.
6. Complete service activity and outcome measures as per service protocol; Monitor caseload and present as required to clinical audit or review and handover meetings weekly; Advocate on behalf of young people with other services, schools and/or employers to enhance service access; Provide secondary consultations to referrers, collocated services and in reach service providers

For full details of the position, please visit our website www.ysas.org.au

Please note:

1. 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.
2. Service delivery aspects of the role may be modified in order to comply with Victorian Government COVID-19 guidelines.
3. 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.
4. 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 Sharon Schneider-Loos, Clinical Manager, on 97696419, regarding the Access Clinician Level 2 – Recruitment Ref. Number 095_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.