About Us

Youth Focus is a for-purpose organisation that creates brighter futures for young people in Western Australia by offering a range of no-cost mental health services. Established in 1994, Youth Focus delivers innovative and accessible mental health services and programs across Western Australia to help at-risk young people aged 12 to 25.

A key component of this is our role as the lead agency for a number of headspace centres, including the dynamic and successful headspace Albany located on Minang Country.

The headspace mission is to collaborate to design and deliver innovative ways of working with young people to strengthen their mental health and wellbeing. headspace Albany is part of a national network of over 100 headspace centres operating across Australia with the vision of all young Australians being supported to be mentally healthy and engaged in their communities.

• Part-time position (0.8FTE)
• Start in the new year!

About the Role

Youth Focus is seeking an experienced Access Clinician to join the team who will contribute to providing high quality intake and early intervention services for young people, their families and community services accessing the headspace Albany centre. Responsibilities include:

• Work under the direction and supervision of the Centre Manager and Clinical Lead to provide youth friendly mental health services.
• Provide a service to young people, family and friends, community members and professionals, including receiving and processing telephone and faxed referrals.
• Conduct assessments with young people and their families and friends using agreed headspace Albany tools to determine services required by the young person.
• Deliver evidence-based brief interventions, including group interventions and psychoeducation with young people and their families.
• Provide youth mental health support to consortium partners and co-located services.
• Develop and implement case formulations and care plans in collaboration with young people, headspace Albany Clinicians and other services where involved.
• Provide care coordination to ensure young people experience smooth seamless transitions between appropriate services.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision and regular clinical case review meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure appropriate clinical service pathway and service delivery.

About You

To be considered for this position, applicants will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, e.g., Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or equivalent.
• Membership or registration with an appropriate professional body.
• A passion for working with young people.
• Experience delivering mental health support, services or programs to young people, their families, and carers.
• Experience in engaging with young people from ‘at risk’ populations including LGBTIQA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CaLD communities, young men, and young people who are homeless/ at risk of homelessness.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to engage, work with and coordinate care for young people aged 12 to 25 years in areas of mental health and intervention.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to undertake screening and assessment to determine young person’s needs and level of risk.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Availability to work outside of normal business hours, including one late shift per week (Tuesday or Wednesday). 

To successfully become part of our team, it is just as important to align with our values as it is to meet our selection criteria. Our values are part of who we are and are demonstrated in the way we work every day. 

What we offer

• An opportunity to be part of a person-centred, flexible, family friendly organisation
• Youth Focus is a DCA recognised Inclusive Employer!
• Competitive salary offerings with the ability to salary sacrifice
• Access to professional development opportunities
• Additional annual leave and other leave offerings
• Generous paid parental and partner leave

Applications

Please send through your CV and Cover Letter addressing the abovementioned selection criteria under the ‘About You’ section.

Applications close: 9.00am Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Please note:

• Appointment to the role is subject to the successful candidate providing a satisfactory National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check.
• Shortlisting will commence immediately, and the role may close earlier than the date mentioned above if we find a suitable candidate.
• Due to the high volume of applications received for our advertised positions, only those applicants who are short-listed will be contacted. To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering Youth Focus as a potential employer.
• For further information or a confidential discussion about the position please contact Human Resources on (08) 6266 4333.

Youth Focus is committed to ensuring every individual that interacts with us feels safe and is able to bring their whole selves, being welcomed with equity, dignity and respect. In doing so, we understand that we must first include, listen, and reflect in order to build trust, connect, and partner. We celebrate individuality and are guided by the stories and journeys of the communities in which we live and work. Everyone is welcome at Youth Focus.