Take Two, Clinical Team LeaderHybrid

• Take Two, Clinical Team Leader
• South Melbourne location initially (moving to Dandenong in June)
• Full time or Part time 0.8FTE, Permanent Position
• Base Salary of $118K pro rata + Superannuation + Salary Packaging up to $15,900 pro rata.

In partnership with Better Health Network and VACCA, Berry Street Take Two is the lead therapeutic team within the new South East Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect centre.

Currently, there are more than 60,000 Victorians providing mental health care support to loved ones, often going unpaid and without professional support.

Your Opportunity 

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

With the new Government funded program, families, carers and supporters are free to access their own support, with no referrals required.

Berry Street are looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Leader to continue to create a warm and welcoming environment for those seeking support.

Having an understanding of the experiences for those supporting someone with mental health or substance abuse challenges, our Clinicians will work alongside the Lived Experience team to provide trauma informed therapeutic support to Carers in a way that best meets their needs.

You will be playing a critical part in shaping and developing the program, having oversight of a clinical team, management of all clinical activities across the program, and contributing to clinical service delivery with your strong therapeutic skills.

We want to right person, so we are offering the role as full-time or part time (0.8 FTE minimum). 

Your skills and experience 

If you have demonstrated abilities in team building and management, with strong leaderships skills that align to Berry Street's core values; Courage, Integrity, Respect, Accountability and Working Together the Clinical Team Leader position offers an exciting opportunity to assist in the ongoing design and implementation of a Victorian first program.

You will have a solution focused approach to the challenges of the new programs with curiosity, kindness and vision for the development of longer-term success.

Drawing on your own knowledge and understanding of Carer's experiences providing carer support and ability to provide a high standard of direct clinical intervention, you will supervise a small team of Senior Clinicians and Clinicians in ensuring a high quality and trauma informed therapeutic services to carers, family members, supporters and kin.

Benefits

Berry Street are one of the largest independent agencies in Australia, providing a range of diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people! We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!

• Above award salaries & allowances 
• Regular reflective supervision 
• A culture that values and supports professional development.  
• $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 
• Leave loading 17.5% 
• Extra carers leave

How to apply:

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 11 pm Sunday 12 May 2024.

• Please contact Hannah Whittle on 0408 832 350 for any questions you may have about the role or the application process.

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 Police Check (International Police Checks may be 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 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. 

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