Youth Health Specialist

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Women's and Children's Health Network Full time

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled Youth Health Specialist to join our team at the Women's and Children's Health Network. As a Youth Health Specialist, you will be responsible for:

  • Engaging young men and young fathers who are disadvantaged and/or vulnerable to access and navigate through specialized primary health care services.
  • Delivering therapeutic trauma specialist counselling and group services to young men/young fathers at risk of, or impacted by Domestic and Family Violence.
  • Developing and delivering quality outcomes for clients through the provision of youth health care services within a therapeutic counselling approach, aligned to the Metropolitan Youth Health Model of Care.
  • Improving service access and outcomes for young people and young pregnant and parenting people through working in partnership with young people and their families and in collaboration with other health professionals and government and community agencies.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have the ability to:

  • Critically analyse and respond to the changing needs of the clients and the organisation.
  • Work within a gender accountability framework when working with young fathers and their partners in a DFV context.
  • Provide high standard of therapeutic counselling service and support of young men/young fathers; in assessment, case planning and health care services within a one to one and trauma specialist approach to young men/young fathers with complex needs.
  • Engage with young men and young fathers, both in an individual and group work capacity.
  • Lead collaborative work activities, prioritise workloads and meet set timelines, whilst working under minimal supervision.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver training and development programs.

What WCHN Can Offer You

  • Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.
  • Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
  • Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia).
  • Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
  • Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
  • Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.

About Us

The Women's & Children's Health Network is the state's leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

  • Specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions.
  • State of the art maternity and obstetric care services.
  • Community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA.
  • Specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

We are committed to providing South Australia's women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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