Based in Healesville the role is expected to:

• Improve the social, cultural and emotional health and wellbeing of Aboriginal communities in the outer east of Melbourne
• Facilitate an integrated approach with other closely connected services including social and emotional wellbeing, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug recovery services.
• Address the underlying risks to emotional and existential distress
• Assist client agency and self respect
• Reconnect community members to culture, land, safe rituals and community

Key responsibilities

• To engage with clients and their families, where appropriate, in a culturally safe environment to co-develop a realistic and achievable treatment plan.
• To walk with the client throughout the implementation of the treatment plan.
• Prepare a customised therapeutic plan with cultural strengthening power alongside programming provided by Oonah and our external partner organisations.
• Provide high quality case formulation within the context of primary health care in a professional, confidential and culturally safe manner, in keeping with accepted best practice standards.
• Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaise with internal and external service providers, working with family and friends, and actively participate in case review meetings.
• Respond to young clients in a manner which is culturally and developmentally enhancing.
• Conduct bio-psycho-social assessments of clients presenting to the service using evidence based assessment tools, that have been customized or developed for the Indigenous population.
• Conduct risk assessments, including assessment of suicide risk and violence risk and provide follow up support, referrals and treatment.
• Monitor clients for critical changes and initiate appropriate emergency procedure in partnership with acute care providers and medical specialists as indicated.
• Knowledge and understanding of, and adherence to relevant legislation, policies and issues impacting on service delivery for clients and their families.
• Provide timely follow-up, monitoring and care as directed through health assessments and / or GP and/or psychiatrist Management Plans / Team Care Arrangements.
• Incorporate a holistic approach to health care that recognises spirit-based healing practices, includes health promotion activities according to community and Oonah priorities.
• Ensure information is recorded accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record system, and that records are maintained in accordance with APS accreditation standards.
• Prepare weekly reports, quarterly work plans that align with your day to day role and progress reports for funders as required
• Ensure maintenance of privacy and confidentiality in relation to client information in accordance with Oonah policy, cultural protocol and professional board ethics and guidelines.
• Actively maintain knowledge of the application of the MBS relevant to your job role and ensure information about completed MBS items is effectively captured for accurate processing of claims.
• Ensure that all actions operate in accordance with the Oonah Protecting Children policy and other core policy and legislative frameworks.

A position description is attached.