Mental Health Clinician

Posted: 26/09/2024

Closing Date: 24/10/2024

Salary: $85,120.36 - $91,586.56

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Kaurna Country, Sonder & headspace Edinburgh North

Job Category: Healthcare & Medical

**Who are we?**

Sonder is an inclusive, not-for-profit organisation that has been providing better quality health and support services to the South Australian community since 1993. We support thousands of people each year to access services across seven key domains - Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Alcohol and/or other Drugs, Employment, Community Health, Disability, and Homelessness.

We support people living with mental health concerns to improve their wellbeing and pursue a life with meaning, hope and purpose.

We do this through; respecting their values, treatment and support preferences, focusing on and amplifying their strengths, supporting them to develop and reach personal goals and ambitions and helping them to develop self-management skills.

**What benefits can we offer?**

When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits such as:

- Salary (excluding super) paid above award and reviewed annually
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development allowance provided yearly
- Generous salary packaging options - increase your take home pay by 6-12%
- 17.5% Leave Loading
- Modern and welcoming office spaces
- Christmas Closure Bonus Leave (above annual leave entitlements)
- Training opportunities
- Meal & entertainment allowances
- Paid parental leave, and much more

Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.

**About the Role**:
Sonder is seeking dedicated Mental Health Clinicians to join our Northern Adelaide Head to Health and Enhanced Mental Health Services teams. In these roles, you will deliver focused psychological interventions, helping clients navigate their mental health journey within our comprehensive care programs.

**Our Services**:
**Northern Adelaide Head to Health**
The Northern Adelaide Head to Health offers free mental health support for adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing distress or are concerned about their well-being or that of someone they care for. Our multidisciplinary team of Mental Health Clinicians and Peer Practitioners work collaboratively to provide focused psychological interventions in a primary care setting. This service operates Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 10:00pm and Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 11.30am-7:30pm.

**Enhanced Mental Health Service**
This service provides medium to high-intensity mental health support tailored to vulnerable and at-risk groups, including CaLD, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, our team ensures that these communities receive the specialized care they need.

**Hours**: Due to being a new service we have multiple positions available and are happy to negotiate, Casual, Part time and Full time. FTE negotiable

**Location**: Part time and Full-time opportunities at Edinburgh North and Casual, Part time and Full time opportunities available at Elizabeth

**Experience Requirements**:

- Demonstrated experience working within a fast-paced environment.
- A minimum 3 years experience working in the area of mental health.
- A minimum 2 years relevant professional development and or supervision.
- Experience in delivery of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and other evidence based interventions.
- Experience in assessing and treating clients with a range of mental health and/or alcohol and other drug problems

**Qualification and Other Requirements**:

- Current or willing to obtain a Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
- Knowledge and experience in using the Microsoft suite of software and databases
- Current Child Safe Environments (Through Their Eyes) Training
- Qualified in one of the following disciplines and registration/accreditation to associated professional body; Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Mental Health Nursing- Psychologist / Clinical Psychologist*
- Approved Masters or equivalent in psychology, with experience of two (2) years or more in clinical mental health settings preferably community based.
- Registered as a psychologist with AHPRA.- Clinical Psychologist:

- To be recognised as a clinical psychologist, personnel must meet requirements to have practice endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia in specialist area of practice of clinical psychology.- Mental Health Nurse
- Mental Health Nurses must be accredited with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
- Experience of two (2) years or more in clinical mental health settings.- Social Worker
- Accreditation as a Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Experience of two (2) years or more in clinical mental health settings.- Occupational Ther