• Fixed Term to 30 June 2020
• SCHCADS level 5 dependent on qualifications and experience + 9.5 % Employer superannuation
• Generous salary packaging options available
• Collingwood location

About us

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is Australia’s largest and most comprehensive, youth specific community service organisation that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service. Applicants must undergo rigorous screening and recruitment processes, including providing evidence of current WWCC and National Police Check.

About the position

This position will work as part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for coordinating the support, treatment and care; within headspace Collingwood for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 12 – 25 years. This position ensures that the service performs as a best practice example and that the care delivered to young people is of the highest possible standard. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clinician must be an energetic and enthusiastic clinician, capable of working within headspace Collingwood model to develop and deliver this service within the community and providing greater links and health care access to the target age group. This role encompasses intake, assessment, support and referral out to viable services, as well as the capacity for clinical intervention for young people seeking service at headspace Collingwood.

The objective of this position is to provide a specific Indigenous Clinician who can be responsive to young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clinician will have the capability to respond one on one, to the unique issues that young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds face, including considering intergenerational trauma, alcohol and drug issues and engagement in education or employment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Work to reduce stigma, improve the health outcomes of young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and enhance young people’s engagement in community, education and employment.
• Increase understanding of the impact of mental health issues and provide young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds with a positive experience of help-seeking.
• Work to identify, understand and address the barriers and challenges to access of appropriate service pathways and effective care.
• Work effectively individually; managing your schedule including client and services appointments as well as other commitments related to the role.
• Develop referral networks and pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION below or visit our website www.ysas.org.au.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.