Aboriginal Mental Health Trainee

2 weeks ago

Frankston, Australia Peninsula Health Full time

Job Description

**Posting Start Date**:05/02/2025

**Req ID**:2632

**Job Title**:Aboriginal Mental Health Trainee - Infant, Child and Youth Program

**Employment Status**:Fixed Term Full Time

**Job Location**:Frankston

**Great team, respectful culture & supportive management**

**Skip the traffic & work close to home in the gateway to the gorgeous Mornington Peninsula**

**Excellent salary packaging benefits**

**Classification**:ABORIGINAL HEALTH WKR TRAINEE YR 1 (SP40)**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others. In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values**:Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative.** We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**
In 2017 the Victorian Department of Mental Health and Wellbeing established ‘Balit Marrup’, Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Framework. An objective of this framework is to increase opportunities and representation of First Nations People in the mental health workforce.

Peninsula Health Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PHMHWS) acknowledges and values the lived experience of our service consumers, carers and supports inclusive of their individual culture, resourcefulness, strengths and abilities. As such, delivering the Aboriginal Mental Health Traineeship is a valued opportunity for the organisation.

For a further indepth view of the role, please see - **Position Description**

**What You Need**
We anticipate you will have:

- Willingness and eligibility to complete a three-year full-time Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) degree at Charles Sturt University via distance including four one week-long-residential intensives per year
- Applicants must be of Australian Aboriginal descent, identify as an Aboriginal person and be able to provide confirmation of Aboriginality ( as defined by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies - refer to Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (aiatsis.gov.au)
- The applicant is interested in improving the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Victorians
- Demonstrates and maintains satisfactory academic results

**What Next** If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People Experience Team on (03) 9784 2700. For further information please contact Vanessa Mackay on 9784 3059.

**_Applications Close: 20 February 2025_**

**Additional Requirements**

We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
- Please refer to salary circular for for salary range VICTORIAN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021-2024. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.

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