Youth and Community Engagement Worker

Bellarine Community Health; Ocean Grove; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Discounted gym memberships

Professional development and supervsn

Job summary

Bellarine Community Health invites applications for a part-time Youth and Community Engagement Worker based in Ocean Grove, VIC. The role supports headspace Ocean Grove, engages with young people aged 12–25, and coordinates care across services.

You will assess needs, manage complex risk, and work within a multidisciplinary team to promote early access to health and related supports. A flexible, supportive workplace awaits.

Qualifications

• Undertake intake and screening activities including comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments.
• Conduct risk assessments (suicide, violence) and develop action plans.
• Deliver brief therapeutic interventions and counselling; assist with treatment planning.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport with young people aged 12–25 and their families.
• Engage, screen, assess, and coordinate care for youth accessing headspace Ocean Grove.
• Promote headspace services and support early access to health services for at‑risk youth.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision and case discussions with the care team.

Skills

Intake & screening

Risk assessments

Counselling

Care coordination

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Bio-psycho-social assessments

Education

Tertiary qualifications in mental health or youth work

Job description

Bellarine Community Health – Ocean Grove VIC

Are you a qualified and experienced professional in Youth Work or in the Youth Mental Health field?

Do you have experience in engaging, assessing and coordinating care for young people aged 12-25 years?

Are you passionate about promoting the wellbeing of young people in our community, and ensuring they receive the support they need?

Bellarine Community Health is excited to offer this opportunity for a Youth and Community Engagement Worker to join our professional and dedicated Youth team.

This position is part-time 3 or 4 days a week for a Fixed Term period until 30 June 2027, with the potential for an extended contract.

About us

Bellarine Community Health (BCH) is the major provider of primary health care services to the Bellarine Peninsula. BCH is a not-for-profit health care provider with close links to our community operating from six sites – in Drysdale (two sites), Ocean Grove (two sites), Point Lonsdale and Portarlington and in community settings across the Bellarine.

If you’d like to know more about us look at our website https://bch.org.au/ and social media (Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn) or call us to learn more about this role.

About the team

BCH’s Youth team provides a diverse range of primary health care services to our increasing population. Currently we deliver services across our sites including headspace Ocean Grove, BCH youth services, Doctors in Secondary School clinic, within schools and community settings.

BCH has built a passionate and friendly work environment, which provides generous support for professional development, clinical supervision, team meetings and flexible working arrangements.

About the role

As one of the first contact points for young people accessing headspace Ocean Grove services the Youth and Community Engagement Worker will build rapport with a wide range of young people as well as their family and friends. The role will engage, screen, assess and coordinate care for young people aged 12-25 years. This role will also promote the services of the headspace centre and help young people get early access to health and other services.

The Youth and Community Engagement Worker will need to be skilled in assessing a young person’s needs, including complex risk assessments and the ability to action a plan to mitigate any identified risk. The Youth and Community Engagement Worker will participate in regular clinical supervision and will be required to present and discuss cases with the clinical lead and broader care team.

The roles’ additional purpose is to promote the services of headspace and help young people to get early access to health and other services. This includes young people who have or may be at risk of developing a mental health and/or substance use disorder or have economic and social recovery needs.

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Tertiary qualifications in mental health, youth work, or a related discipline.
• The ability and understanding to:
• undertake intake and screening activities, including comprehensive bio-pyscho-social assessments, and assist clients to access appropriate services.
• conduct risk assessments, including suicide and violence risks, and develop action plans.
• deliver brief therapeutic interventions, counselling services and treatment planning.
• Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team environment and coordinating care within the youth and/or mental health sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of mental health, including related evidence-based interventions and clinical practice.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a diverse range of people.
• Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritise complex workloads and competing tasks.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as a productive, professional and positive team member.

What we offer

• Generous salary packaging benefits – you can access some of your annual salary tax free each year:
• Discounted gym memberships at seven sites across the region
• A supportive, positive and inclusive workplace culture
• Professional development and supervision opportunities
• Flexible work environment
• Generous leave arrangements including annual leave, parental leave, professional development
• Employee Assistance Program

Conditions of Employment

• National Police Check
• Working with Children Check
• Victorian Driver’s Licence

Bellarine Community Health acknowledges the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Custodians of the land, waters and skies of the Bellarine Peninsula. We acknowledge and respect Wadawurrung Elders and leaders, past, present and emerging and pay gratitude for their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all cultures and backgrounds to our service.

Bellarine Community Health is there for everyone – no matter where you come from, what you look like or how you identify. We are committed to play our part in building a more inclusive andequitableworld – starting with our own organisation.