• East Perth
  
• Full Time
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people strongly encouraged to apply.  

ABOUT US:

Yorgum was established in 1991 by a group of Aboriginal women, some of whom worked in women’s refuges, who were  concerned about the lack of appropriate counselling support for Aboriginal people experiencing spiritual, emotional and psychological pain. They founded a service with a ‘healing’ approach rather than an ongoing, crisis-driven ‘patch-up’ approach.

Yorgum offers all Aboriginal people and their families autonomous, community-based healing services that are culturally secure, trauma-informed and work within an Aboriginal Family Worldview. 

The Role:

This role delivers mental health services for Aboriginal clients who are experiencing mental health issues through individual, family, and group modalities. You will also provide counselling and suicide prevention and support services to Aboriginal young people, adults and their families.

SELECTION Criteria:

To be considered for the role, you will be able to demonstrate the following experience and abilities: 

• National registration to work as a Mental Health Professional (i.e. Psychologist, Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Aboriginal Health Worker).
• Demonstrated experience as a Mental Health Professional including more than 2 years’ experience using evidence based focused psychological interventions for clients experiencing high mental health issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work holistically with Aboriginal clients and an understanding of the principles of trauma-informed care and person-centred care.
• Demonstrated practical understanding of clinical practice that is collaborative, holistic, and respectful in relation to Aboriginal people when experiencing suicidality.
• Demonstrated experience providing evidence-based, individual and group, psychological interventions to youth and adults with complex mental health issues.
• Demonstrated experience in risk assessment and safety planning to clients experiencing suicidal ideation or issues of self-harm.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) and proven ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Demonstrated organisational and time management skills and use initiative to work both independently and as part of a team.

WHY JOIN YORGUM:

• Flexibility: A degree of autonomy and an additional 10 days of agency leave per year.
• Career development: Access to professional development opportunities. 
• Lucrative benefit package: Including a competitive salary plus the opportunity to salary sacrifice. 

HOW TO APPLY:

If you have the relevant skills and experience, submit your application by clicking Apply Now.

Applicants are advised of the recently announced mandatory-covid-19-vaccination policy for a majority of occupations and workforces in Western Australia. From 1 December 2021, Yorgum will be impacted by this policy. 

In line with the Directions made by the Chief Health Officer (CHO) under the Public Health Act 2016 (WA), to be eligible for appointment to a position within Yorgum, applicants must provide evidence that they are fully vaccinated (unless a valid medical exemption is granted by the CHO). Fully vaccinated applicants are also required to receive a third dose by 5 February 2022 or within one month of becoming eligible for the third dose

You may be requested to confirm your vaccination or valid exemption status at any point in this recruitment process.

Yorgum is committed to the protection of children and young people.

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Only short listed applicants will be contacted.