- Qualification in or working towards the same in youth work, community welfare, social work, psychology, peer work, occupational therapy, counselling or other relevant field or demonstrated experience in a similar role.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues affecting the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems.
- Experience working within a team environment, providing coordination of care and ability to work from a recovery-oriented framework
- Passion and experience working with young people
- Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Regular supervision and support within your team
- Increase your take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900 in living expenses and an additional benefit of up to $2650 in meals and entertainment
- We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support
Youth Care Coordinator - Australian Capital Territory - Grand Pacific Health
Description
About us
headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Tuggeranong work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.
Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Tuggeranong. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.
About the position
The Youth Care Coordinator will be based at our headspace Tuggeranong service and will work collaboratively with a young person and their family/carers to assess the mental health and psycho-social support needs of the young people referred to headspace.
You will coordinate transition to appropriate support and treatment streams within and external to headspace in accordance with the clinical need. The position will also have a community engagement component, working closely with the community engagement officer for health promotion and related activities.
The position will work closely with the other members of the headspace Tuggeranong team and external service providers to coordinate support needs.
This position is part-time (3 days per week), fixed term until 30 June 2025 with the possibility of extension.
We are looking for someone with:
Why join GPH?
Interested?
Visit our website to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the 'apply' button to submit your application.
Please ensure that your application addresses the selection criteria detailed in the position description and include this in your application or it may mean that your application does not progress to the next step in our recruitment process.
For more information contact: Billieann Bambrick, Service Manager headspace Tuggeranong on or
Applications close: 1 May 2024
*Please note that short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, young people from multicultural communities and people with a disability.
Selected applicants will be asked to provide evidence of compliance with COVID-19 Vaccination.