Reference Number: 969
Job Title: Aboriginal Liaison Officer - Infant, Child & Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours per Fortnight: 80
Location: Graham Street
For a confidential conversation please contact: Sally Thomas on (03) 5832 3170
About GV Health – Mental Health Services:
Our skilled and committed team of Mental Health professionals provide an innovative range of services for individuals suffering from, or at risk of, serious mental health problems requiring short and long-term treatment and support. Our comprehensive service is offered across the municipalities of Mitchell, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Greater Shepparton and Moira regions.
Our multidisciplinary professionals are from an array of backgrounds and disciplines and work across a range of settings and services including:
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About the role
The Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison Officer is a new role to the GV Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
This position is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified role and aims to improve access to mental health services for Aboriginal children, adolescents, their families and carers, and support the delivery of clinical, cultural and spiritual healing journeys.
You will work with mental health clinicians and members of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to improve access to mental health services for Aboriginal children, adolescents, their families and carers, and support the delivery of clinical, cultural and spiritual healing journeys. The role includes important functions of engaging young people and their families, working alongside mental health clinicians and contributing a vital role to culturally sensitive care.
The role will promote partnerships and relationship building between GV Health CAMHS and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations, and other services in the planning and delivery of health care for Aboriginal children and young people.
The successful candidate will have:
Only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply.
Please note a Confirmation of Aboriginality is a requirement for the successful candidate.
Position Description: HERE
What we offer:
The Victorian Government has allocated funds to support rural and regional Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) to provide incentives to attract workers to roles that are difficult to fill.
The regional mental health workforce incentive grants will support the attraction, recruitment, and retention of new workers to priority positions across state funded mental health services in rural and regional Victoria. This role has been identified as being eligible for an incentive payment of up to $20,000. *Eligibility criteria applies in order to be successful for this financial incentive, contact talentacquisition@gvhealth.org.au for any questions
The new workforce relocation and incentive grants program is being administered by Rural Agency Workforce Victoria (RWAV).
More information including job vacancies and eligibility requirements click here https://www.rwav.com.au/area-mental-health-services/
Why Work at GV Health?
GV Health is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged.
Three (3) COVID-19 vaccination doses are a mandatory requirement for all roles and seasonal Influenza vaccination (where mandated). Further pre-employment screening checks may be required, including but not limited to; Working with Children's Check (WWCC), National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Screening, International and National Police Checks, Aged Care Statutory Declaration, Visas and valid working rights in Australia, further immunisations. Further details of pre-employment requirements are provided in the Position Description and to successful candidates, or upon request.
GV Health reserves the right to vary pre-employment screening from time to time and as directed by legislation and operational requirements.
Recruitment agencies should note that GV Health does not accept agency resumes. GV Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.