“Our vision is full citizenship for all people living with mental health challenges in Australia”

About the Role

• Full Time, Permanent Position
• Classification: Health Professional Level 2, with a salary range of $83,592 – $ 93,532 per annum or Nurses Award $88,120 - $92,568 per annum
• Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Liverpool (Multiple Sites)
• Generous above award pay and entitlements (see details below)

About your new role

The successful candidate will play a vital part in helping some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. You will create change by assisting people experiencing emotional distress with support ranging from safety planning, support planning, counselling, therapy service intervention, and service navigation.

Neami holds a high standard of leadership and expects them to lead and maintain a positive culture, quality coaching, supervision and to motivate high performance with their reporting managers and their teams. The role also involves oversight of evaluation & reporting; contract, regulatory & organisational compliance; resource management; service development; sector leadership and continuous quality improvement.

About Neami National

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals. We have been providing mental health support for over 30 years. We were founded on an alliance between professionals, individuals and their families. Collaborative recovery remains at the heart of who we are today.

What will you bring to the role?

• As a Mental Health Clinician, you will be expected to be a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse or Social Worker with current AHPRA or AASW registration.
• You will have extensive knowledge and experience delivering supports and evidence-based interventions to groups such as: children & young people, family therapy, adults, older people, people struggling with addiction and those experiencing family or relationship domestic violence.
• A minimum 2 years supervised experience in the area of mental health
• A minimum 2 years relevant professional development and or supervision
• Experience in delivery cognitive behaviour therapy and other evidence-based intervention
• Demonstrated skills in the provision of high-quality assessments and interventions to resolve or ameliorate emotional distress of consumers.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively perform in an environment of change, to be creative when problem solving and work to timelines.
• A high-level interpersonal skill, including the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with clients, their families, friends and carers.
• An understanding of trauma informed care.

What will Neami offer in return?

• Generous leave entitlements including 13 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks paid partner leave, 2 days wellbeing leave, 2 days additional carers leave, and 3 days compassionate per occasion
• Access to paid study leave and discipline specific paid external supervision
• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor, with access to discipline specific external supervision
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development Programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar - access a holistic health and wellness offering of supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Work flexibility arrangements available for maintaining your work-life balance

What the role requires:

• National Criminal History Check (Police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
• Current AHPRA or AASW registration
• Current Drivers licence
• Australian Working Rights
• As part of Neami’s condition of employment you will need to provide appropriate evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (having received three doses) to Neami National.
• Candidates will be required to provide appropriate evidence of COVID-19 vaccination to Neami National.

How to apply:

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description.

If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

James Huynh: Clinical Service Manager: [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Clinician / Allied Health Worker - Head to Health enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.