Mental Health Clinician-Groups Program Coordinator

2 days ago


Parkville, Victoria, Australia The Royal Children's Hospital Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

The Royal Children's Hospital

Groups Program Co-ordinator/Senior Groups Program Co-ordinator

Grade 2 Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist or Psychologist or Grade 3 Nurse (Mental Health Clinician) or Grade 3 Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist or Psychologist or Grade 4 Nurse (Senior Mental Health Clinician)

  • Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • Flexible work options available

About the Role

This is a long term fixed term part time position at 30.4 hours per fortnight (job share considered) within the HOPE team within the Mental Health Department. You will be responsible for designing, coordinating, and delivering a structured, evidence-based therapeutic group program for children and their parents/carers seen through the HOPE program. This role works alongside other members of the child HOPE program including the Program Clinical Lead, Mental health Clinicans, Lived Experience Peer workers, Speech Pathologist and the Family Peer Support Worker to best support the child and family.

Classification for this position would depend on candidate's experience and qualifications based on their discipline, and will range from:

  • Senior Groups Coordinator - Grade 3 Occupational Therapist (YB24-YB27), Psychologist (PL1-PL4), Social Worker (YC46-YC49), Speech Pathologist (YB51-YB54)or Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (NP75-NP77)
  • or Groups Coordinator - Grade 2 Occupational Therapist (YB20-YB23), Psychologist (PK1-PK4), Social Worker (YC42-YC45), Speech Pathologist (YB47-YB50) or Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (NP81-NP74)

What you'll achieve:

  • Successfully lead and co-facilitate groups, demonstrating advanced skills in managing group dynamics and responding effectively to behavioural or emotional crises.
  • Deliver structured, evidence-based therapeutic group programs for children and their parents/carers that are well-designed, coordinated, and impactful.
  • Create programs that are consistently developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, culturally safe, and responsive to neurodiversity.

Your skills and experience

Essential

  • Tertiary Qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline
  • Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Nurse with the applicable Health Practitioner Board or a qualified Social Worker or Speech Pathologist.
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in working in true partnership with other community mental health teams and community/family welfare agencies to plan and implement effective interventions for children and young people experiencing complex mental health problems
  • Depending on discipline, required years of experience in accordance with the EBA will apply

If this sounds like you, follow the links below to view the position description.

PD - Grade 2

PD - Grade 3

About the Department

The RCH's Infant, Child and Family Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (RCH Mental Health) Child Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (C&Y HOPE) program is a new program which will provide tailored holistic support to children ages 5 to 11 years old who are experiencing deliberate self-harm, suicidal thoughts and attempts who reside within the North and West Metropolitan Area of Melbourne, as well as their families/ care systems. The program aims to provide psychosocial and clinical support to children, young people and their families/carers for up to 3 months to address factors that may have contributed to the child/young person presenting with deliberate self-harm and/or suicidal thoughts and attempts. The program would initially work closely and form partnerships with the RCH emergency department, the many departments and teams within RCH Mental Health as well as external mental health care providers.

What we offer:

  • Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
  • Flexible work options available

Other requirements:

  • Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
  • Valid Working with Children Check
  • Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly

For more information about this position please contact Leah Dalton, A/HOPE Program co-ordinator Ph: Email:

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button

Applications close 11 October 2025



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