Mental Health Specialist

5 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia State Government of Victoria, Australia Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Mental Health Practitioner to join our team at Bayside Special Developmental School. The successful applicant will be responsible for enhancing mental health prevention and promotion activities in the school, providing early intervention services for students at-risk, and coordinating supports for students with complex needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to whole-school health and wellbeing plans to promote mental health and wellbeing.
  • Provide short-term counselling services for individual students and groups identified as at-risk.
  • Coordinate supports for students with complex needs, including referrals to specialist services as appropriate.
Requirements
  • Qualification as a psychologist, social worker, mental health nurse, occupational therapist, or counsellor of a prescribed class.
  • Demonstrated direct counselling experience.
  • A current Working With Children Check.
  • Specialisation in educational and/or developmental psychology (for Psychology applicants).
  • Mental Health Nurse Credential (for Mental Health Nurse applicants).
  • Membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (for Social Work applicants).
  • Better Access to Mental Health Endorsement (for Occupational Therapy applicants).
  • Level 3-4 registration (ACA) or Registered Clinical Counsellor endorsement (PACFA) (for Counselling applicants).
Working with Us

Victorian government schools are child-safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment.

All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.



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