Youth Wellbeing Team Leader

1 week ago

Parkville, Australia Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Full time

Clinical Other Parkville Permanent / Full Time

24/12/2024
- Parkville location | Close to public transport, onsite parking
- Full time ongoing position | 1.0FTE
- Join a passionate multidisciplinary team | Support young people

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

The Youth Wellbeing Team Leader will provide leadership and management for the Youth Wellbeing Worker (YWW) and Peer (lived experience) workforce within the Orygen Recovery, Youth Prevention & Recovery Care (YPARC) system and support a high level of psychosocial recovery-oriented practices.

Reporting to the Coordinator, Orygen Recovery you will:

- Lead and manage the youth wellbeing and peer workforce, including recruitment, rosters, performance, and staff development.
- Oversee service delivery to young people, families, and carers, ensuring high standards of recovery-oriented practice and tailored support.
- Foster a positive team culture by mentoring staff, promoting evidence-informed practices, and driving service improvements.
- Collaborate with clinical and lived experience teams to manage risks, enhance service delivery, and build community connections.
- Support daily operations and program management, including budgets, compliance, administration, and on-call responsibilities.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

- Tertiary qualification in mental health, AOD, social science or related discipline or working towards or equivalent experience in a similar position.
- Extensive experience in mental health, community or AOD setting, desirable in Youth Mental Health.
- Previous experience in leading teams and managing programs.
- Experiencing working in acute or sub-acute (PARC or Step Up/Step Down) or residential services and a working knowledge of recovery-oriented practice.
- Highly developed organisational, administrative and time management skills.

**Benefits**:

- $106,388 - $111,091 commensurate with skills and experience + superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
- Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
- Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
- Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.

How to apply

This is a full time (1.0 FTE) ongoing position.

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