• Duration: Part time position, till 30 June 2025
• First Nations People, LGBTIQA+ people, people with disability, people of colour, public housing residents or people with a lived experience are encouraged to apply
• DS is committed to child safety and strictly adheres to the Reportable Conduct Scheme for organisations. The safeguarding and wellbeing of our clients is our core focus. All staff must undergo thorough recruitment process including screening and providing evidence of current Working With Children Check and National Police Check.

About Drummond Street Services

Drummond Street Services (DS) is a not-for-profit agency that provides family services, mental health and wellbeing support, relationship counselling, parent support and education for families, children and young people that reflect the diversity of the communities across our different locations.

DS has over 130 years in the development and delivery of innovative services that strengthens families and communities with a strong focus on evidence-based/informed practice and across the prevention and early intervention spectrum of universal and targeted support.

DS has played a crucial role providing specialist support to members of the LGBTIQA+ community for over thirty years through its Queerspace program.

About the role

Drummond Street Services has a fantastic opportunity for a part time Targeted Psychological Services (TPS) and Better Access Psychologist/Mental Health Social Worker to join the team in the Western Region (Brimbank & Wyndham).

Reporting to the Senior Child & Family Practitioner, Wyndham, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of high-quality child and family focused prevention and intervention services.

Key responsibilities of this pivotal role include, but are not limited to:

• Providing sensitive and affirmative psychological services to children, young people, and adults under Better Access and/or TPS programs.
• Conducting bio-psycho-social assessment of risk and protective factors associated with mental health outcomes in this community and develop and implement individual case plans in collaboration with the client.
• Utilising clinically appropriate assessment measures to inform treatment and measure outcomes.
• Delivering evidence-based focused psychological strategies.
• Providing appropriate referral to both internal and external support agencies to meet bio psycho-social needs identified through the assessment process.

Essential Criteria

• To qualify, you will hold full registration as a psychologist or clinical psychologist or mental health social worker, eligible to deliver under these programs.  You will have a minimum of two years’ experience providing psychological interventions to children, young people, and adults under TPS or Better Access and ability to provide evidence base focused psychological therapies with positive client outcomes.
• This role is well suited to someone who is organised, flexible, client-focused and who can effectively manage tasks and deadlines while maintaining a high degree of self-awareness and professionalism. You will also demonstrate a positive, creative, and collaborative approach to the delivery of support services.
• As a reflection of our values and mission, we are an organisation that embraces diversity and delivers universal and targeted interventions to families, individuals, adults, children, youth, and diverse communities. We are seeking candidates who embody these values and who have experience working with diverse communities and families.

Application process

• All applications will be directed to our careers portal - Mental Health Practitioner, via the Apply Now link.
• All applicants must include a resume and with a cover letter addressing all the key selection criteria for the position
• A position description is attached.

Please contact Nat Oska, Program Manager Western Family Services on 96636733 or [email protected], or Dallas Currie, Senior Practitioner at [email protected], using the subject line: Mental Health Practitioner - Targeted Psychological Services (TPS) / Mental Health Social Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs, to discuss your application.