Child Mental Health Advisor – Health
- Location: The Commons Central, 20-40 Meagher Street, Chippendale NSW 2008 (location may be negotiable in Adelaide, Brisbane or Melbourne)
- Salary $104,942.00 per annum (adjusted to hours worked)
- Fixed term contract position (0.8 to 1.0 FTE: 60.8 – 76 hours per fortnight until 30th June 2025)
Emerging Minds is dedicated to advancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of infants, children, adolescents and their families in Australia. Emerging Minds develops mental health policy, services, interventions, training, programs and resources in response to the needs of professionals, children and their families Emerging Minds partners with family members and national and international organisations to implement evidence based practice into the Australian context. Emerging Minds strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment.
Reporting to the Senior Child Mental Health Advisor – Health, the Child Mental Health Advisor – Health will form part of a small team to work at a National level to provide workforce support to Hospital and Health Service organisations to strengthen implementation of integrated support for infant, child and family mental health. The development of high level relationships with State Health Networks, key stakeholders and organisations engaged in the delivery of health services to children (0 to 12 years) and their parents/carers is a key feature.
Key duties include but are not limited to:
- Promoting Emerging Minds, the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health to key Hospital and Health Service Networks.
- Engaging hospital and health services working with children who would benefit from prevention and early intervention, including those who have experienced trauma, to support the identification of workforce support needs.
- Undertaking strategic engagement to underpin the delivery of organisational implementation or quality improvement activities to support the integration of contemporary child mental health practices into services.
- Supporting key stakeholders and organisations within to assess readiness and support workforce development strategies.
- Delivery of organisational implementation or quality improvement activities to support integration of contemporary child mental health practices.
- Promoting child, parent and family mental health literacy resources and support collective and/or organisational strategies to support child mental health literacy though connections with health service networks.
- Disseminating and providing implementation guidance on workforce development strategies for child mental health and development service networks to provide integrated mental health support for infants and children.
- Delivering workshops and education to service network workforce development and practice leads.
- Providing face to face training where it links with scaffolded learning and quality improvement strategies across service networks.
To be successful in this position you will have:
- An appropriate degree level qualification in health, behavioural or social sciences.
- High level experience in project management.
- High level experience in utilising theory of change or program logic in supporting organisational change.
- Experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of workforce development strategies regarding child and family mental health.
- Demonstrated success in engaging and consulting with individuals, children, parents and professionals.
- High level interpersonal skills and the ability to engage with a wide range of key stakeholders, organisations and professionals.
- Significant experience in the delivery of professional development, training supervision and practice support.
- High level demonstrated skills in the application of adult learning principles for face-to-face training, implementation and continuous improvement strategies.
- Specialised knowledge in the area of mental illness prevention, mental health promotion and early intervention as it relates to children and families.
- Demonstrated knowledge of National and State policies and plans relating to mental health, child and family health and welfare.
- High level organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously or as part of a team to meet deadlines.
Special conditions:
- This position may require intra/interstate travel which may necessitate overnight absences (subject to COVID-19 restrictions and Government health advice).
- It is a condition of employment that the employee is fully vaccinated (as determined by the employer) against COVID-19 to the satisfaction of the employer and provides the employer with evidence it considers satisfactory. These are both inherent requirements of the employee’s position. Being fully vaccinated includes booster injections.
- A current National Police Certificate and Working with Children Check are required.
- This is a fixed term contract position until 30 June 2025, with the possibility of a further contract extension. State location may be negotiable.
- This position is subject to a 6-month probationary period.
Employee Benefits
What does Emerging Minds offer:
- The ability to contribute to National strategies to improve the wellbeing of infants, children and families.
- A modern, friendly work environment.
- 2 days of paid wellbeing leave per calendar year.
- 3 days of paid Christmas leave per calendar year.
- Generous Superannuation (additional 3% employer contribution).
- Salary and Entertainment Packaging.
- Flexible and balanced working from home arrangements.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Provider.
HOW TO APPLY
Enquiries and further details can be obtained from Julie Ngwabi, Senior Child Mental Health Advisor – Health on 0438 420 046 or [email protected]
Please provide a cover letter outlining your skills and experience together with your resume and the name and email contact details of 3 referees and send to Julie Block, Manager, Human Resources at [email protected] using the subject line: Child Mental Health Advisor – Health application. Only applications sent to this address will be accepted.
A Position Description can downloaded here.
Applications close Sunday, 28th April 2024 at 4.00pm. Applications received after the closing date and time will not be accepted. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Emerging Minds are committed to building a diverse workforce, and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples or people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds to apply.