Mental Health Specialist

7 days ago

Box Hill North, Victoria, Australia beBeeMentalHealth Full time $90,000 - $120,000
Role Description

This Mental Health Practitioner position plays a vital role in enhancing mental health prevention and promotion activities in government secondary schools. Key responsibilities include:

  • Contribution to whole-school health and wellbeing plans.
  • Building the capability of teaching staff and school leadership to address matters relating to student mental health and wellbeing.
  • Development and delivery of appropriate programs and strategies in the school according to specified school priorities.
  • Provision of early intervention services, including short-term counselling, for individual students and groups identified as at-risk and/or experiencing or demonstrating mild to moderate mental health concerns.
  • Coordination of supports for students with complex needs both within and external to the school, including proactive working with regions, local mental health service providers, and other health professionals to engage further support as required.

The successful applicant will be an experienced professional who carries out their duties and responsibilities with a high level of autonomy and minimal reliance on professional supervision.

Key Selection Criteria:

  • SC1: Demonstrated experience in assessing, conceptualising, and analysing wellbeing issues, and providing evidence-based direct counselling for a range of mental health issues.
  • SC2: Demonstrated experience in planning and implementing evidence-based intervention strategies for clients with complex needs.
  • SC3: Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and strategies relating to mental health and wellbeing.
  • SC4: Highly developed communication, networking, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people.
  • SC5: Ability to provide leadership and professional learning that informs and influences the work of others involved in the engagement and wellbeing of children and young people.
  • SC6: Clear understanding of legislative requirements regarding privacy of health information.

Education Support Class Level 1 Range 4.

This position supports educational services provided to students but does not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic).

For more information on the responsibilities of an Education Support class level 1 range 4 employee, please visit the Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022.

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