YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Approved degree in Social Work from an accredited course/university and eligibility for membership with AASW
• Meeting AASW accreditation standards for Continuing Professional Education.
• Upholding the AASW Code of Ethics.
• Desire for a career in mental health with children aged 0-11 and their families.
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

ABOUT THE ROLE

The RCH Mental Health Department offers Early Career Mental Health Clinicians a two-year program where they will develop skills and experience to work effectively with children aged 0-11 and their families. These clinicians will spend one year working in the Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local, and one year in our Infant, Child and Family Mental Health and Wellbeing services.
The Brimbank Melton Children’s Health and Wellbeing Local currently operates from Sunshine (and will permanently operate from Caroline Springs at the end of 2025) as a hub with paediatrics, allied health, lived experience, mental health and family services working in an integrated model of family-centred community care. Mental Health Clinicians contribute to integrated assessment, intervention and support to children and their families aged 0-11 with moderate psychosocial and developmental challenges, with an emphasis on prevention, early intervention and empowerment of families and communities, consistent with the recommendations that came out of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (2021).

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Engaging children and their families in recovery-focused clinical care
• Providing evidence-based interventions
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and agency partners to provide high quality inter-disciplinary care.
• Progressively developing knowledge, skills and experience to work confidently with increasing autonomy during the two-year program.
• Participation in professional development activities to ensure that best clinical practice is maintained.