School Based Mental Health Specialist

3 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia beBeeMentalHealth Full time $99,288 - $105,600
Mental Health Practitioner Job Description

We are seeking a qualified Mental Health Practitioner to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for enhancing mental health prevention and promotion activities in the school by contributing to whole-school health and wellbeing plans.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Enhance mental health prevention and promotion activities in the school.
  • Provide early intervention services for individual students and groups identified as at-risk and/or experiencing or demonstrating mild to moderate mental health concerns.
  • Coordinate supports for students with complex needs both within and external to the school.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to implement a range of small group and whole-school mental health prevention and promotion activities, demonstrate experience in assessing, conceptualising and analysing wellbeing issues, and provide evidence-based direct counselling support to clients with a range of mental health needs.

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

  1. A qualification as a psychologist, social worker, mental health nurse, occupational therapist or counsellor of a prescribed class.
  2. Demonstrated direct counselling experience.
  3. A current Working With Children Check.

We offer a supportive work environment and opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of students and their families, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Please note that all applicants must undergo a thorough screening process, including police checks and reference checks.



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