Psychologists/Social Workers - Youth Justice, Community team

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Detail information about job Psychologists/Social Workers - Youth Justice, Community team. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Positive, Supportive Culture & Working Environment
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities
• Part time to full time available (0.6 - 1.0 EFT)

Exciting new positions for Social Workers and Psychologists

Caraniche Youth Justice team

• Positive, Supportive Culture & Working Environment
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities

Caraniche is a thriving, dynamic and energetic company committed to providing quality care through a strong psychological underpinning. Caraniche currently has an exciting position available within the Youth Justice team as part of the Youth Health and Rehabilitation Service (YHaRS).  YHaRS harnesses the combined expertise and experience of Caraniche, YSAS and St Vincent’s Hospital to enable a trauma-informed, family-inclusive, therapeutic, holistic and integrated service for young people in youth justice settings and community.

Due to expansion within our team we have a range of positions available from part-time, 3 day per week, up to full time providing diverse clinical work within a collaborative and supportive team culture. Caraniche has a number of experts who provide staff with a solid foundation and supportive supervision framework enhancing staff professional development and client care.  Caraniche also has an Endorsement Support Policy which offers financial support, for approved staff members, towards attaining endorsement with AHPRA.

Role & Duties:

Several vacancies exist within our team for Social Workers as well as registered and provisionally registered Psychologists to work as part of the community based team, the role includes the following:

• Completing violence risk assessments of young people’s treatment needs
• Assessment of psychosocial needs
• Planning and delivering individual interventions based on clinical assessments
• Co-facilitation of criminogenic and psychosocial group programs
• Contributing to transition and discharge planning
• Multi-disciplinary case conferencing

Qualifications & Experience:

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you will need experience working as a clinician with a youth client population.  You will need full or provisional registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA or be a fully qualified Social Worker, with relevant risk assessment, intervention and group facilitation experience (ideally with a forensic client group). The roles require travel within the metropolitan metro region of Melbourne, for which a car is provided.

Benefits:

In return Caraniche offers a range of benefits including:

• Endorsement Support Policy
• Ongoing Training and Development towards CPD
• Professional Supervision / Endorsed Supervision 
• Exposure to leading industry specific training programs
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Industry leading Research Initiatives
• Access to employee health services – EAP, CISM
• Flexible working arrangements and work life balance initiatives

Caraniche values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. As Caraniche is a committed Child Safe Standards organisation, a valid police check and Working with Children Check will be required prior to employment.

For a position description and to apply, please visit our website . For a confidential discussion, please contact Renae Vanderheyden on 03 8417 0500.