Mental Health Clinician - Programs

$43.67 to $56.72 per hour (based on discipline and experience) per hour + salary packaging | Mental Health Clinician – Programs

Full Time Fixed Term – 8 months (Leave cover from October 2026 to June 2027) | 40 hours per week including a monthly ADO!

About The Role

Join the Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service Programs Team and help deliver evidence-based early intervention programs that support children, families and schools across the Ballarat and Grampians region.

In this role, you will facilitate parent and child group programs, deliver the School Parents and Resilient Kids (SPARK/CASEA) program in primary schools, work alongside lived experience staff, and contribute to service improvement through program evaluation and collaboration with education and community partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate evidence-based group programs for parents and children
• Deliver the SPARK (CASEA) early intervention program in schools
• Provide professional development and support to school staff
• Complete child and family biopsychosocial assessments
• Deliver recovery-oriented care, risk assessment and referrals
• Contribute to program evaluation and continuous improvement

Skills & Experience

• Eligible for senior clinician classification in your discipline
• AHPRA registration or AASW membership (Social Work - desirable)
• Strong group facilitation and presentation skills
• Effective communication with families, schools and services
• Commitment to recovery and strengths-based practice

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Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Interested?

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APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Sarah Shaw, Team Leader – Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Services on 03 5320 3030 for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the Employee Login via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet.

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.