Clinician - Connect Centre

Work Alongside Clinical, Cultural and Lived Experience Professionals

In partnership with Better Health Network and VACCA, Berry Street Yooralla's Take Two program leads the therapeutic service within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centre South East Metro.

The Connect Centre provides free support to carers, families, kin and supporters of people experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges.

Established in response to recommendations from the Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health, the service places lived and living experience at the centre of support, ensuring carers can access help for their own wellbeing, resilience and connection.

The Opportunity 

• Dandenong location on Boonwurrung country
• Two fixed term parental leave opportunities available
• Full time until 30 June 2027
• Part time (0.8 FTE) until 31 August 2027
• Range $106K - $109K plus Super + Salary Packaging
• Rotating roster including evening and Saturday shifts

As a Clinician, you will provide evidence-informed therapeutic support to carers, families, kin and supporters of people experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges.

Working within an innovative multidisciplinary service, you'll play an important role in strengthening the wellbeing, resilience and capacity of carers while working alongside clinical, cultural and lived experience professionals.

You will collaborate closely with the Lived and Living Experience Team and VACCA Cultural Team to provide culturally responsive, person-centred support and contribute to an innovative service designed around the needs of carers.

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

What You'll Be Doing

• Conduct clinical assessments and identify support needs.
• Develop, implement and review therapeutic treatment plans.
• Deliver evidence-informed therapeutic interventions for carers, families, kin and supporters.
• Provide support across face-to-face, telehealth and outreach settings.
• Partner with lived experience practitioners, cultural teams and community services to achieve positive outcomes.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and contribute to continuous service improvement.

About You

You are a compassionate and skilled clinician who is passionate about supporting carers, families, kin and supporters navigating mental health and/or substance use challenges. You value collaboration, recognise the importance of lived and living experience, and bring a person-centred, trauma-informed approach to your practice.

You will have:

• Experience providing clinical assessment and therapeutic intervention to individuals, families and carers.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practice.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and community-based services.
• Excellent communication, engagement and report-writing skills.
• Bachelor level qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, Speech Pathology or a related health or welfare discipline
• Experience working alongside lived experience, peer-led or carer support services will be highly regarded.
• Ability to participate in a rotating roster, including evening and Saturday shifts.

Our Benefits

• 17.5% of leave loading - maximise your time off!
• Regular reflective supervision 
• $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation 
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family 

Apply Now!

Please apply via the link with your resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position.

• Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 
• This role will close 11pm, Wednesday 25 November - however this role will close early for the right candidates!
• Queries to Remi Yusuf – Clinical Team Leader, Connect Centre (Take Two) on 0408 449 730

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email recruitment@berrystreet.org.au

Berry Street Yooralla 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 LGBTIQA+. 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.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and National and International Police check (if required) and NDIS training.