Wellbeing Worker (CDW Class 2A Y5+) - Child & Youth HOPE

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

• Permanent, Full Time (1.0 EFT / 80 Hours) + ADO
• Based in Moorabbin
• Salary Package: Community Development Worker - Class 2A (commencing Year 5)
• Benefits: 5 weeks Annual Leave, frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Great team culture and supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
   

About us

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) is friendly to infants, children, young people and their families/carers.

We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks.

We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of family peer specialists and youth peer workers.

Our service is divided into two streams: 0-11 and 12-26 years, and includes specialist services in the areas of perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support.

Alfred Health staff share they are proud of the workplace at ICYAMHWS, including shared values and attitudes, inclusion of diversity, company culture, innovation and impact, and career growth. ICYAMHWS staff feel working at ICYAMHWS is meaningful as they experience a sense of connection in what they do, express feeling valued in the work they undertake, and that they are making a difference. Alfred Health prides itself on taking care of their staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.

If you want to build a career in a team that adopts a family focused and systemic lens, and one which values respect, partnership and integrity, then click below to learn more about this job opportunity

What you'll be doing

We have an exciting opportunity with a newly funded Wellbeing (psychosocial) Worker position.

Child & Youth Hope is a program within CYMHS that supports children and young people experiencing suicidal behaviour, thoughts, or are at risk of serious self-harm. Child & Youth Hope team supports individuals and their personal support networks (family, friends and other carers) for up to three months, helping them to identify and build protective factors against suicide. This is achieved through the program’s coordinated care approach, which offers psychosocial, youth and family peer, and clinical support, delivered on an assertive outreach basis. There is a particular focus on intervening early to prevent crises, prioritising certain at-risk groups (such as young people identifying as LGBTIQA+, from Cultural or Linguistic Diverse backgrounds, and those presenting with neurodiversity or with a co-existing disability). The support offered is extended to the children and young people’s support networks, providing a holistic, systemic approach to both prevention and aftercare intervention. The Child & Youth Hope model of care was co-designed and is underpinned by the vision of providing timely, relatable, consistent and adaptable support; working collaboratively with the young person and their network; building and supporting their connectedness to the community; and, providing supported transitions and pathways out of the service to ongoing supports.

Wellbeing workers provide children, young people and their support networks with practical recovery-based assistance (alongside the support provided by clinicians, Youth and Family Peer Workers).  The goals of this are consumer-led and aim to assist understanding and beginning to address the factors leading to the suicidal experience. This may include referrals for ongoing mental health supports, linkages with community services, advocacy, supporting connectedness with the community. 

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and well organised person to join our Child & Youth Hope team.

As well as having a Diploma in Mental Health, Welfare Work, Youth Work or Community Work, you will have at least one year’s experience of work supporting children, young people, their families/carers and support networks in a community settings.

You'll also have to complete/provide a valid Victorian Working with Children Check, be willing to undergo a background check, and you'll require Australian working rights. 

What's in it for you

• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
• Flexible Heath Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Access to discounted gym membership for gyms across Melbourne via Fitness Passport
• Located close to public transport and cafes

If this sounds like you, click the APPLY button, including your resume and cover letter. 

For more information regarding the position, please contact Angela Wright (Team Leader) on ph: 8552 0555

Applications Close: 11pm AEDT, Sunday, 8th December 2024

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au