- Part-time (0.4FTE) ongoing position
- Located at our Epping office + outreach within the catchment as required.
- $41.61 – $45.51 + 11% Super + Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging up to $18,550
This exciting new role has been created to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the Eastern Region of Melbourne, who present with complex or long-standing mental health issues.
As Aboriginal Health Worker you will perform the following duties:
- Utilising your lived experience as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander, you will use a therapeutic and culturally sensitive and responsive recovery framework to collaboratively work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander young people who are experiencing mental health challenges.
- providing Intake, Assessment, Referral and Psychosocial Support for clients facing challenges and barriers to good mental health in a complex environment.
- Collaborate with Aboriginal community and services to identify wellbeing goals for young people.
- Actively monitor young people including follow up if non-attendance to scheduled appointments and provide additional follow up to as required to meet goal plan objectives.
- Support links to other services and resources in the local community to help increase health and wellbeing for ATSI young people.
For more information please see the position description here.
