Access Clinician Level 2

Youth Support + Advocacy Service; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 35,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

5 Weeks Annual Leave

Salary Packaging for living expenses

Access to learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

A community service organization in Melbourne is seeking a part-time Access Clinician Level 2 to manage student placements and provide support to young people with mental health challenges. Candidates must have full eligibility for registration with AHPRA or AASW and demonstrate strong leadership and therapeutic skills. This role offers a flexible work environment and various employee benefits including additional leave entitlements and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising staff and students on placement.
• Ability to work with senior management and stakeholders.
• Experience providing therapeutic approaches to young people with mental health issues.
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills with young people seeking help.
• Excellent oral and written communication and data management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage student placements.
• Assist with intake and allocation of new referrals.
• Conduct clinical review and quality assurance processes.
• Provide coordination and support for student placements across the Access Team and Centre.

Skills

Supervision of staff and/or students

Strong leadership skills

Evidence-based therapeutic approaches

Problem-solving and negotiation skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Education

Full current registration with AHPRA or AASW

Job description

Join to apply for the Access Clinician Level 2 role at Youth Support + Advocacy Service.

• Application close Date COB on Friday 12 September 2025
• Part-time (60.8 Hours per fortnight)
• Remuneration SCHCADS level 6 dependent on qualifications and experience + superannuation
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave
• Up to $15,900 for living expenses + up to $2,600 towards meals and entertainment can be tax-free through NFP Salary Packaging
• Full current registration with AHPRA or AASW (with MH Accreditation), or pathway to completion

About us

Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive youth-specific community service organisations that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

YSAS is a Child Safe organisation. We actively promote the safety and wellbeing of young people, and are committed to protecting young people from harm or abuse who come into contact with and/or access our service.

At YSAS we are committed to diversity; people from diverse backgrounds and identities being included, represented, and having the opportunity to participate equally in the life of our organisation and the communities in which we provide our services. We strive to create the conditions where people feel safe, enfranchised and valued. We value lived-experience wisdom, insight, and knowledge.

About the position

The Access Clinician Level 2 will hold the student placement portfolio for HS Collingwood with responsibility for the coordination and management of student placement deliverables for the ECP and Demand management contract, delivering a minimum of 8 student placements per calendar year.

Positioned within the Access Team, this role assists with the intake and allocation of new referrals, clinical review and quality assurance processes in the Access Team, as well as the coordination and support of student placements within the Access Team and at the Centre.

Key Selection Criteria

• Experience in supervision of staff and/or students on placement, with an interest in supporting the development of early career clinicians to ensure quality service provision and knowledge transfer.
• Strong leadership skills and experience required to work alongside senior management, staff and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of evidence-based therapeutic approaches to young people and their families with mental health and/or drug and alcohol issues, and experience in both a intake, case management and therapeutic role.
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving and negotiation skills especially with young people, families and service providers in the early stages of help seeking.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including oral and writing skills, record keeping/data management and use of computer applications

What our young people request from our workers

Youth across YSAS have spoken out and given feedback about the qualities that best describe a good YSAS worker:

“A good worker takes the time to understand your interests and doesn’t treat everyone the same.” Young people believe that a good YSAS worker is empathetic and good at actively listening in a non-judgmental way, is relatable, down-to-earth and able to build trust and rapport in a consistent manner. It takes time to trust someone, but it’s worth it when you know they’ve got your back”.

Regardless of where they are based or what position a worker has, everything we do at YSAS is about young people and their families.

For full details of the position and more about YSAS benefits please visit our employment website: https://ysas.org.au/employment/

Why work with us?

• YSAS has a true commitment to flexible working, ensuring that individual, team and client needs are met.
• YSAS offers additional leave entitlements such as gender affirmation, ceremonial leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, fertility leave, blood donors leave, a generous Parental Leave Scheme and the ability to purchase additional leave.
• Access to learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Please note:

• As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
• You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.

Further Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact David Hay, Headspace manager, on 94170150 regarding the Access Clinician Level 2, Recruitment Ref. Number – 089_2025.

• YSAS is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
• YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.