About the Role

Opportunity to work in conjunction with GPs and other allied health staff providing nursing, health promotion and counselling for young people aged 12 to 25 years.

The key objectives of this role are:

• Provide headspace GP’s with primary health care support as required;
• Provide intake and assessment of new clients to the headspace program; and
• Provide primary physical health support to young people including sexual health counselling.

Vacancy Details

• Permanent role
• Part-time role working 22.8 hours per week
• For pay rate details please contact contact Dijana Dragojlovic, Team Leader Early Access and Brief Intervention or Grant Gibson Operations Manager headspace Geelong on 03 5222 6690.
• To view the Position Description, please click here.

About You

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications and current registration in Nursing (Registered Nurse).
• Demonstrated experience in working with young people in a primary health care setting.
• Proven ability to communicate and interact professionally with multiple stakeholders including young people, their parents and or carers and families.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex health presentations including moderate to acute mental health and or Alcohol and Other Drug issues.
• Ability to understand and support clients around psychosocial issues including assessment and management of risk around homelessness and or family violence.
• Understanding of the purpose and expectations of the Victorian Child Safe Standards and demonstrated commitment to contributing to a child safe organisation in both practice and culture.
• Have or be working toward knowledge, skills and expertise for the provision of culturally appropriate and socially inclusive services to young people.

Application Process

Click the "Apply Now" button. Applicants must address the Selection Criteria outlined above or in the respective Position Description and provide a current Résumé in order to be considered.

Successful applicants will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check and undergo a National Police Check prior to commencement.

The Victorian Chief Health Officer has mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for all authorised workers unless a medical exemption applies. Those mandates includes this role, therefore successful candidates will be required to show evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination status (or exemption) prior to commencing employment with BCYF.

Contact Details

For more information about the position please contact Dijana Dragojlovic, Team Leader Early Access and Brief Intervention on 03 5222 6690.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and ensuring continuity of care and support to our clients and staff. With this in mind, if you are shortlisted, we may discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

BCYF is committed to providing a safe and friendly environment for children and young people.

BCYF is an equal opportunity employer and encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities or applicants with a lived experience of disability to apply. Reasonable adjustments will be made for people with disabilities where operationally viable.

V.I.D 2200762

A position description is attached.