Youth Access Worker (Roma)
- Stable, Rural Opportunity with a Competitive Salary Package!
- Establish your health career in a supportive community.
- Clinical support and guidance from the national headspace network
If you are a health professional looking for a rural lifestyle change, then join the team at headspace Roma. Rural areas are excellent places to establish your professional career and be part of a community, not a postcode. Housing is affordable, education opportunities are great, and you will have the opportunity to make a direct impact on the health outcomes of your community.
Who will I work for?
headspace Roma, managed by RHealth, offers a fun, vibrant workplace and works with a proven intervention framework that leverages evidence-based therapies and takes a stepped approach to care. headspace is an empowering employer that values integrity, innovation, and quality service to our community. Being in a rural location, you will employ a comprehensive approach and understanding of how biopsychosocial, community, social, cultural, physical and sensory factors contribute to wellbeing.
What will my role include?
You will be the first point of contact for young people and their families making use of our service. This role is about creating excellent rapport, identifying the support the young person needs and collating the initial information. Reporting to the Centre Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting young people to access services and providing coordination of care to meet individual needs;
- Developing a clear understanding of your clients through case formulation and assessment;
- Collaborating with the team to implement access to information and a range of culturally-sensitive activities for youth;
- Conducting structured/ unstructured intake assessments and initial risk assessments;
- Coordinating services with other allied health services in the region;
- Providing therapeutic support to young people under professional supervision and delivering brief interventions within an agreed caseload;
- Participating in community events and advocacy that build the profile and accessibility of the centre; and most importantly,
- Making a significant impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young people in your region!
This role is suited to someone who is ready to be at the centre of health care support for young people. You may have a mix of qualifications and experience from an allied health background and ideally have some background in providing mental health support and/or working with young people.
What are the benefits of this role?
Benefits of this role include:
- Attractive salary of $70-80K plus significant salary sacrificing and benefits;
- Full-time work opportunity;
- Access to a professional development budget;
- Clinical support and guidance from the headspace network;
- Receive administrative support from a dedicated admin team;
- Advantageous rural opportunity (responsibility, diversity, professional development)
- Opportunity to work in and discover Roma; and
- Excellent lifestyle and community opportunities outside of work.
If you would like to be considered for this position, please click “Apply” and submit your resume and cover letter. For a confidential discussion on the role please call Jamie Smith on (07) 4659 7400, quoting reference 3774646.
As an equal opportunity employer, RHealth and headspace Roma celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive work environment for its clients, staff and community; irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
RHealth and headspace Roma are committed to being a ‘Child Safe’ organisation with an expectation that all staff abide by our Child Safety Code of Conduct. Rigorous reference and background checking will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process, including a Working with Children Check and police record and identity check before commencement. RHealth and headspace Roma promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.