Mental Health Nurse

Department of Education Victoria; Geelong; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria invites applications for a Mental Health Nurse role across multiple campuses, including iCAN. The position focuses on delivering mental health prevention, early intervention and counselling services for students, with collaboration across school leaders, nurses and external agencies.

Applicants must be a fully registered mental health nurse with a postgraduate qualification in mental health, and have demonstrated direct counselling experience and capacity to

Qualifications

• Qualified mental health nurse with full AHPRA registration and a postgraduate mental health qualification.
• Direct counselling experience with a range of mental health needs.
• Experience coordinating supports for young people with complex needs and referrals to specialist services.
• Strong communication, networking and liaison skills with staff, families and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and professional learning to teachers and wellbeing staff to build school capacity.
• Deliver mental health prevention, promotion and early intervention activities for students.
• Plan and implement evidence-based interventions for students with complex needs and risk management.
• Collaborate with families, professionals and agencies to support student wellbeing.
• Work with school staff and external providers to enhance wellbeing across the school.
• Maintain professional development and comply with privacy and consent policies.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Counselling

Stakeholder liaison

Professional learning

Education

Registered mental health nurse (AHPRA)

Postgraduate qualification in mental health

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Saint Albans VIC

1d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Victoria University Secondary College is a multi campus school, comprising of a Junior Campus located in Deer Park, a Senior Campus with a Trade Training Centre located in Cairnlea and a Flexible Learning Option - iCAN centre located in St Albans. Our college has approximately 1500 students from years 7 to 12 and services the residential area of Cairnlea, Deer Park, St Albans and environs in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Our college provides a broad range of personal, academic and practical experiences for our students who come form diverse cultural and social backgrounds. Victoria University Secondary College challenges students to, Create the Future by adhering to our school values of Aspiring to Achieve, Strengthening the Community and Respecting Themselves and Others.

Victoria University Secondary College is a Professional Learning Community (PLC) school. PLC schools approach to learning, is to share ideas, enhance teaching practices and create an environment where all students can reach their full potential.

Victoria University Secondary College empowers members of our learning community to develop control over their own thinking and actions. Our college encourages our members to develop self belief and confidence to persevere with their learning challenges. Victoria University Secondary College focusses on reflective thinking and collaboration. This college focus encourages our students to become independent learners, work collaboratively and share ideas and resources while respecting and recognising individual contributions our accelerated students in programs such as AVID (Advance via Individual Determination), Deep Learning and SEAL, Music and we are also a rugby academy school.

Victoria University Secondary College is a supportive teaching and learning environment where student needs and backgrounds are reflected in the learning and design of the school. Our strategic intention is to maximise opportunities for all our students by developing their talents and challenging them to have high aspirations, so they can achieve their potential and become logical, self-aware, collaborative and inquisitive students. Importantly, Victoria University Secondary College seek to develop students skills and competencies so they are well prepared for their future study and future workplace.

Selection Criteria

• Ability to implement a range of small group and whole-school mental health prevention and promotion activities aimed at improving student mental health and wellbeing, including the delivery of capability building and awareness raising activities for staff and/or students on key mental health and wellbeing issues affecting the school's student population.
• Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation and evaluation of processes and strategies aimed at enhancing mental health and wellbeing prevention, promotion and early intervention.
• Demonstrated experience in assessing, conceptualising and analysing wellbeing issues, and providing evidence-based direct counselling support to clients with a range of mental health needs.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating supports for young people with complex needs including referrals to a range of specialist services as appropriate.
• Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people.
• Clear understanding of legislative requirements regarding privacy of health information.

Role

NO School holiday attendance is required for this position.

Range 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance, human resource and other support functions. Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations.

Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.

Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee’s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and professional learning to others, including teachers and other school wellbeing staff, to build the capacity of schools to improve students wellbeing, learning and developmental outcomes.
• Delivering professional support services in a school, including mental health prevention and promotion activities and early intervention activities (including short-term counselling) for students with a range of mental health needs, applying sound theoretical knowledge and practical expertise.
• Planning and implementing evidence-based intervention strategies for students with complex needs including collaborating with families, other professionals and agencies when appropriate to effectively manage risk.
• Working collaboratively with the school to enhance mental health prevention and promotion across the school by contributing to policies and operational practices that will guide the work of others, including other school wellbeing staff and teachers.
• Liaising with other department areas (including secondary school nurses and Student Support Services staff) and external service providers where necessary to provide appropriate support to students.
• Maintaining professional competence and continued professional development, including attending professional development activities throughout the year.
• Meeting relevant policies and legislative requirements in relation to student health information, privacy and consent.

Please note: Continued professional development is a registration requirement under the National Law, which governs the operations of the National Boards and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Who May Apply

RequiredApplicants must be qualified as a mental health nurseFor Mental Health Nurses, applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA and hold a postgraduate qualification in mental healthDemonstrated direct counselling experienceEvidence of registration with AHPRA, AASW (where applicable), or with ACA or PACFA (where applicable), and a copy of a testamur, certificate or transcript as evidence of appropriate qualification.A current Working With Children Check.For Mental Health Nurse applicants, holding a Mental Health Nurse Credential and membership with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.

The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees,including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

• This position is based at the iCAN campus
• Administer First Aid as required
• This isa multi campus college and travel between campuses may be required.
• Please submit responses to Selection Criteria with your application.

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• Probationary period of 3 months willapply during the first 12 months of employment
• Induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx