Youth Wellbeing Worker
4 days ago
Clinical Other Parkville, VIC Casual
3/9/2025
- Parkville location | onsite parking + close to public transport
- Join a multidisciplinary team | work directly with young people
- Casual position | 24/7 rotating roster, sleepover shifts required
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
About the job
Orygen Recovery is a Youth Prevention and Recovery Care service (YPARC), which is a sub-acute, recovery focused short-term residential program, supporting young people by intervening early to prevent deterioration that may lead to inpatient psychiatric care and transition to the community from inpatient psychiatric care.
Reporting to Youth Wellbeing Team Leader you will;
- Support Young People – Provide tailored, recovery-oriented support to young people, families, and carers, helping them achieve their individual goals and transition back into the community.
- Collaborate with a Multidisciplinary Team – Work closely with clinicians, medical staff, lived experience workers, and community services to ensure holistic care and risk management.
- Facilitate Group & Daily Living Activities – Support young people with life skills, social connections, and structured routines through group programs, mentoring, and practical daily tasks.
- Engage with Key Stakeholders – Build and maintain collaborative relationships with health and welfare agencies, ensuring coordinated care and positive community connections.
- Complete Essential Administration – Maintain case notes, collect data, and support service operations through accurate documentation and reporting.
The role works across three shifts per day including a day shift, afternoon/evening shift and an overnight shift (which includes a sleeping period).
Availability to work sleepover shifts is essential.
Skills and experience
The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:
- Minimum qualifications of Certificate IV in mental health.
- Previous experience working in youth mental health, or extensive experience in mental health and an understanding and experience in a psychosocial model of care.
- Previous working knowledge of the common mental health and substance use issues faced by young people, and evidence-based treatments for major adolescent health issues.
- Ability to assess risk and follow relevant protocols to manage crisis situations calmly and effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with young people showing empathy, compassion, flexibility, and respect.
Benefits
- $ $51.81 per hour (inclusive of causal loading) + 12% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging.
- 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
If you're ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.
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This is casual role across a rotating roster.
Applications will close on 10th September (9am), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Before applying at Orygen, it's important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.
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