Youth Access Worker Bairnsdale (headspace) PartTime

Nulsen Disability Services; Bairnsdale; Sur place; AUD 102 000 - 109 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary packaging benefits up to $18,,?

Professional development and Career {0

Best practice clinical supervision

Résumé du poste

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) headspace Sale is seeking a Youth Access Worker to support young people and their families, building rapport and conducting needs and risk assessments to promote mental health and wellbeing. Based in Bairnsdale on a 0.8 EFT basis, the role runs four days a week with a pro‑rata salary of $101,948 to $109,287 per annum, plus salary packaging benefits and super.

You will coordinate care, facilitate referrals, and collaborate with internal and external

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in health, behavioural/social sciences or community services.
• Experience in youth or mental health services, including intake, screening, risk assessment and care planning.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage diverse young people and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence and own vehicle; willingness to obtain police and Working with Children Checks.

Responsabilités

• Be a key contact for young people and families accessing headspace services.
• Conduct needs and risk assessments and support wellbeing.
• Coordinate care, develop risk mitigation plans and referrals to services.
• Collaborate with internal and external providers to ensure timely support.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment experience

Formation

Health/behavioural sciences/community services degree

Description du poste

• Make an impact and support clients to achieve positive outcomes


• Part-time ongoing role (0.6EFT), based in Bairnsdale


• $101k - $109k + Salary packaging benefits up to $18,550 + Super

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced Youth Access Worker at our Bairnsdale headspace centre to join RAV.

About us

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About headspace

headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds, along with assistance in promoting young peoples’ wellbeing. This covers core areas including mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services. Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is the lead agency for headspace Sale, which is governed by a consortium of local community organisations who provide expertise, support and advice to RAV.

About the role

Reporting to the Centre Manager, the Youth Access Worker is a key point of contact for young people and their families accessing headspace services, building rapport and conducting needs and risk assessments to support young people’s mental health and wellbeing. The role involves coordinating care, developing risk mitigation plans, facilitating referrals to appropriate services, and collaborating with internal and external providers to ensure young people receive timely, appropriate support in line with headspace’s ‘no wrong door’ approach.

This role is located at Sale and is part-time temporary (0.8EFT), working four (4) days per week with Tuesday evening shift. The base salary range is $101,948 - $109,287 (pro-rata) per annum.

About you

Relevant tertiary qualification in health, behavioural/social sciences or community services.

Experience in youth or mental health services, including intake, screening, risk assessment and care planning.

Strong interpersonal skills to engage with diverse young people and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.

Current Victorian Driver’s Licence and own vehicle; willing to maintain required police and Working with Children Checks.

We provide

• Attractive salary including salary packaging and generous leave benefits


• Professional development and Career progression opportunities.


• Best practice clinical supervision.

Applications close 28 October 2026.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.