Allied Health Professional

Are you passionate about Mental Health, and want to make a difference in the lives of consumers, and have a positive impact in the wheatbelt community?

As an Allied Health Professional, you’ll be supporting Medicare Mental Health service consumers, and working alongside your colleagues on the team which include clinical psychology, other allied health professionals and lived experience peer workers.

About the role

• You will provide support services to consumers of the Medicare Mental Health service in accordance with the service model.  
• You will undertake health screening and health monitoring activities
• You will provide clinical interventions for consumers impacted by mental ill health including evidence based therapeutic interventions. 
• You will manage a case load of consumers, delivering excellent clinical service typically between 8-10 sessions per consumer.
• You will form part of a growing, diverse, and passionate team who are making a difference in the community.
• You will Maintain accurate consumer records, activity data and required system entries to support reporting, compliance and program evaluation requirements.

This is a part-time position of 30 hours per week. The role is based at our Northam office, with travel allowances available for applicants who reside outside of the Wheatbelt region.

About you

• You hold a relevant Tertiary allied health qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or other applicable Allied Health profession including full registration with AHPRA or relevant board.
• You have a minimum of 2 years experience working with individuals experiencing mental health distress, suicide risk and/or AOD comorbidity.
• You have excellent organisation and interpersonal skills.
• You have a strong understanding of culturally secure practice when working with Aboriginal people, ACCOs and regional communities.
• You have an understanding of client assessment, care coordination, and support
• You hold or can obtain a current National Police Clearance

Why work with us?

Holyoake has a proud 50-year history of giving people impacted by alcohol, drugs and mental ill health the support, hope and confidence they need to live the life they choose. We operate across five locations in Victoria Park, Midland, Northam, Narrogin and Merredin, and employ over 110 staff. The Holyoake Approach guides our way of working, and other benefits include:

• Starting salary of $105,202 p/a + super (pro rata)
• Flexible work conditions
• Travel allowances payable to applicants from outside of the Wheatbelt region.
• Up to 3 days additional paid Christmas leave
• Options to salary package up to $15,900 per annum for general living expenses and an additional $2,650 per annum for entertainment benefits, to increase your take-home pay
• Opportunities for growth and development within a supportive and inclusive organisational culture
• Free on site parking

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, then we want to hear from you. We are seeking to appoint someone to this role as soon as possible and will close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been identified.

Please apply without delay!

To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the prompts attaching a current detailed resume and covering letter.

For further information please contact Steve Papadopoulos, Service Manager on *************@Holyoake.org.au or 9261 1055.

We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.