Mental Health Clinician headspace Malvern in Melbourne

Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a leading not-for-profit healthcare provider with over 150 years of experience delivering inclusive, person-centred care across Melbourne's inner and outer east and northeast. With over 600 staff and 200 volunteers across 17 locations, we provide integrated healthcare services including General Practice, Dental, Community Health, Allied Health, Mental Health, AOD, and Urgent Care services. Our people are united by a shared purpose: delivering compassionate, person-centred care that strengthens communities.

Join headspace Malvern and be part of a supportive, values-driven team dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 12-25 years. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment where young people feel empowered to seek support and achieve their goals.

This is a Part-time (0.8 EFT), Maximum-term parental leave cover position until 30 June 2027. Based at headspace Malvern, you will work within a collaborative multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based mental health support to young people and their families while contributing to positive outcomes across health, wellbeing, education and social participation.

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will provide mental health assessments, brief interventions, single-session support, therapeutic counselling and care coordination using evidence-based approaches. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will support young people and their families to develop goals, build resilience and connect with education, employment, health and community services.

Using a compassionate "no wrong door" approach, you will ensure every young person feels welcomed with hope, empathy and respect. You will manage a clinical caseload while working closely with a multidisciplinary team and Senior Clinician to deliver holistic and integrated care.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments, Support First (single session), case management and brief interventions where appropriate.
• Provide short- medium term evidence-informed psychological interventions to a caseload of young people, their family and friends.
• Work collaboratively with schools, community groups and other key people in the young person's life.
• Assess, monitor and proactively manage clinical risk.
• Actively participate and work cooperatively within the multidisciplinary team, collaborative partner organisations and with young people, family/friends, referrers and other stakeholders.
• Ensure clinical files are maintained to a high standard to facilitate good clinical management and accountability and that other reporting requirements are documented within required timeframes to a high standard.

What we offer

• Supportive and values-based culture and engaged workforce.
• Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive.
• Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions.
• Focus on staff wellbeing and health - Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and career growth.
• Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Annual leave loading.
• Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/entertainment expenses).

Key Selection Criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in psychology or social work.
• FULL registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA, or accredited as a Mental Health Social Worker with AASW Medicare provider number.
• Demonstrated experience working in youth, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, community or similar health services (minimum two years' experience is preferred).
• Experience and recognised training in clinical risk assessment and management (including suicide risk assessment).
• Medicare Provider number (ability to obtain on commencement).

Compliance Requirements

• National Police Check.
• Working with Children Check.
• Valid Driver's Licence preferred.

Attributes we value

• An approach that aligns with trauma-informed care principles of welcome, hope and empathy when working with young people and their family/friends.
• Genuine interest, passion and skill working with young people aged 12-25 years and their family.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the youth mental health and related services sector.
• Demonstrated ability to work creatively and respectfully with young people from a diverse range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including LGBTIQA+, culturally and linguistically diverse, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated behaviours consistent with AccessHC values.

Access Health and Community is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive working environment that embraces and values all people, regardless of cultural background, age, gender identity, sexuality or lived and living experience. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people of all genders and sexualities, and people with lived and living experience.