Clinician - Connect Centre

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Berry Street Take Two seeks a part‑time Clinician for the Connect Centre in Dandenong to support families, carers, kin and supporters of people facing mental ill health or substance use challenges. This permanent role is 0.6–0.8 EFT with evening and Saturday shifts on a rotating roster, onsite. You will deliver therapeutic interventions with the Lived and Living Experience Team and VACCA Cultural Team, offering no-referral services to carers. Ideal candidates have clinical assessment skills and align with Courage, Integrity, Respect, Accountability and Working Together. Apply with resume and cover letter addressing suitability ASAP; queries to Remi Yusuf; references and checks required. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

 About Connect Centre

In partnership with Better Health Network and VACCA, Berry Street Take Two is the lead therapeutic team within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centre South East Metro. Currently, there are more than 60,000 Victorians providing mental health care support to loved ones, often going unpaid and without professional support.

• Dandenong location, Boonwurrung country
• Part time (0.6 - 0.8 EFT), Permanent position
• $103 - $105K p/a (pro rata) plus superannuation and salary packaging

Your Opportunity 

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centre South East Metro provides support to families, carers, kin and supporters of those experiencing mental ill health and/or substance abuse challenges.

The Connect Centre offers family members, kin, carers and supporters free services with access to their own support, with no referrals required.

As a Clinician you will have an understanding and appreciation for those supporting someone with mental ill health and/or substance abuse challenges. The role will provide supportive therapeutic interventions and work in collaboration with the Lived and Living Experience Team and VACCA Cultural Team to provide wholistic support and service delivery.

These roles will require evening and Saturday work on a rotating roster.

 Your skills and experience 

If you have demonstrated abilities in clinical assessment and intervention and a work ethic that aligns to Berry Street's core values; Courage, Integrity, Respect, Accountability and Working Together, the Clinician position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a new and unique program.

You will have a solution focused approach and a desire to champion the voice of carers, family members supporters and kin of those with mental ill health and/or substance use challenges and colleagues with Lived and Living Experience within the Program.

Drawing on your own knowledge and understanding of Carer's experiences providing carer support for people with mental illness and/or substance misuse, you will support carers through ongoing challenges and commonalities they face and help guide them on how to support their community effectively.

Extra benefits 

• Regular reflective supervision 
• $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation 
• Flexible work arrangements 
• 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions! 
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family 

Apply Now!

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted ASAP. We are reviewing application as we receive them.

Queries to Remi Yusuf – Clinical Team Leader, Connect Centre (Take Two) on 0408 449 730

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National and International Police check if required and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTQIA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.