Join our Alcohol and Other Drug Services Team.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Full-time, Maximum term until 30/06/2027
• Based in Ballarat

Your new role

As part of a compassionate, multidisciplinary team in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, you’ll play a vital role in supporting adults in Victoria who are experiencing mental health or wellbeing challenges. In this role, you will provide psychological interventions for people living within the Ballarat Goldfield region, who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or are at risk of developing a mental illness and require adjustment support.

In this role, you will provide clinical assessment to clients, develop and provide individually tailored treatment plans that are based on assessment and risk factors, that are evidence based/best practice to enhance the person’s recovery and improve their quality of life.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 5 + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning.
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Uniting offers up to 15 days paid leave for domestic violence support.

Your skills and experience

• Relevant professional qualifications for credentialed mental health clinician (counselors, psychologists, nursing, social work or occupational therapy); with appropriate registration from industry governing body:
  • Registered Counsellor Level 3 with Australia Counselling Association (ACA) or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).
  • Mental Health Nurses; Clinical Psychologists; Psychologists require current registration
  • with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA);
  • Social Workers are required to be certified members of Australian Association of Social
  • Workers (AASW)
  • Occupational Therapists require current registration with AHPRA, and accreditation as having minimum 2 years’ experience in mental health by Occupational Therapy Australia.
• post-registration experience with advanced skills and a demonstrated commitment to delivering evidence-based, client- and family-inclusive treatments for people with significant mental disorders.
• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive clinical risk assessments (including suicide and self-harm) and develop effective management and safety plans.
• Strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements relevant to community mental health, including MARAM, FVISS, and CISS frameworks for information sharing and risk management.
• Demonstrated understanding of contemporary evidence-based treatments for mental health, particularly therapies suited to older adults, with the ability to adapt interventions to individual needs.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Sarah Lapinski – Team Leader of Mental Health & Wellbeing Programs on 0479 187 493 or 5337 2764 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.