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Youth Team Clinician
We are seeking skilled and dedicated allied health professionals with experience/interest in working with young people (aged 10 to 21) with cognitive disability to join our team as Clinicians. In this role, you will play a critical part in delivering comprehensive consultation, assessment and treatment services within a range of settings, including community and residential environments. Your work will focus on supporting young individuals with cognitive disabilities who are at risk of involvement, or already involved, in the criminal justice system. As a clinician, you will provide tailored, evidence-based interventions, including individual, family, and group programs aimed at promoting positive behaviour change. You will also conduct risk assessments and deliver specialised consultations to support these young clients in reducing their contact with the criminal justice system and achieving their prosocial goals. Furthermore, you will be able to apply a systemic, attachment-based and strengths-focused lens when working with young people, their family/significant others and care teams. This role requires close collaboration within a multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of holistic and coordinated care. You will contribute through consultation, advocacy, training, and preparing clinical assessment reports, helping to inform key stakeholders and continuously improve service delivery. There will be opportunity to contribute to other teams at Forensic Disability Services, such as our Residential Treatment Facility, through providing consultation, assessment and intervention services to other cohorts in need of support. There is also opportunity to be involved in service evaluation to contribute towards the evidence base of service delivery for young people. We are looking for compassionate professionals who value integrity and have a strong commitment to human rights and making a difference in the lives of young people. If you have experience in allied health professions such as occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology, or social work, and are passionate about supporting young people with cognitive disabilities, this role offers a unique and impactful opportunity. Staff of Forensic Disability Clinical Services have access to ongoing training opportunities, individual professional development budget, regular supervision (with support to complete psychology registrar program) and cross-team collaboration. We can consider suitable applicants who are interested in either full-time or part-time work opportunities. Please reach out to Vanessa Delle-Vergini (Senior Clinician M: 0448 641 882, E: [email protected]) or Ming-Yun Hsieh (Chief Clinician, M: 0474 097 883 E: [email protected]) for a confidential discussion about the role.
Position number: DFFH/COPL/712633 MUST apply via the Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) https://jse.vic.gov.au/job-search JOB LINK: https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-COPL-712633
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing We work to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live safe, respected and valued lives. We lead policies and services dedicated to community wellbeing by empowering communities to build a fairer and safer Victoria. The Department includes Child Protection, Prevention of Family Violence, Family Safety Victoria, Homes Victoria, Housing and Disability and Seniors and Carers. The Department is also responsible for the key portfolios of LGBTIQ+ communities, Equality, Veterans and of offices of Women and Youth, enhancing the alignment with policy areas and portfolios focusing on the recovery and growth of our diverse communities. The Department also supports Victorian Disability Workers Commission and Respect Victoria. We are building an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and difference. All jobs can be worked flexibly, and we actively encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+, veterans and people from varied cultural backgrounds.
Community Operations and Practice Leadership Division The Division is responsible for implementing operational policy and funding frameworks for child and family support services, housing and disability services. It leads work to better understand and respond to the needs of our clients and services, and to deliver effective services for the community across the whole of Victoria. The Division works with clients, service providers and other government partners to co-design more connected end-to-end client journeys to make services easier to navigate, sequence service interventions more effectively, build individual and family capability, focus on child development, and preserve and reunify families wherever possible. The Division also manages critical incidents and assures child safety in a range of government and non- government services. It oversees the implementation of policy into operational service delivery to enable healthy, safe and strong communities by addressing the needs of Victorians across the continuum of health and human services care. The Division also monitors and analyses statewide service delivery standards and performance, provides practice leadership and fosters continuous improvement in service delivery.
Statewide Disability and Housing Operations Group The Statewide Disability and Housing Operations Group is led by Executive Director, Statewide Disability and Housing Operations and is responsible for the delivery of services provided on a statewide basis, ensuring a consistent and quality service to vulnerable people across the state. The Group delivers services which provide key intake points for clients and community, including the Housing Call Centre, Housing Business Operations, Forensic Disability Services and the Intensive Support Team.
Forensic Disability Services The program operates alongside the broader justice and disability service system and other mainstream services, to address disability specific factors contributing to a person’s risk of offending. The primary objective of forensic disability services is:
The services that make up the Forensic Disability Program are:
Forensic Disability Clinical Services offers behaviour assessment, treatment and consultation services to people with a cognitive disability at risk of reoffending. Treatment consists of cognitive behavioural individual and group treatment programs in two areas:
Clinical Services also deliver a forensic disability mental health service which provides psychiatric consultation to people with a cognitive disability and history of offending. It also operates a youth clinical service with a focus on family and systemic interventions.
Key accountabilities 1. Conduct assessments of client risk and treatment needs, develop and implement treatment plans for clients, identify and develop alternative intervention options and take other appropriate follow-up actions in accordance with the range of accepted options determined by departmental protocols. 2. Conduct functional behavioural assessments that assist in the identification of adaptive and maladaptive behaviours to facilitate the provision of services that appropriately meet client’s needs. 3. Provide advice and information regarding services, initiate intervention strategies and work with other professionals in dealing with complex serious offenders. 4. Co-facilitate group treatment programs for offenders in conjunction with other professionals and liaise with other staff and external service providers regarding the needs of forensic clients and their families and the provision of appropriate services. 5. Monitor, review, evaluate and report on the progress of treatment plans and recommend the application of risk management and intervention strategies including referrals to other professionals and/or services. 6. Provide advice and consultancy services to FDS staff and stakeholders regarding programs and services to forensic clients with an intellectual disability who demonstrate serious offending behaviours. 7. Provide staff development and training to FDS and stakeholders, on working with forensic clients with an intellectual disability who demonstrate serious offending behaviours. 8. Assist with the supervision of the activities of post-graduate psychology students and students from other disciplines. 9. Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's records, information security and privacy policies and requirements. 10. Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures. 11. Demonstrate how the actions and outcomes of this role and work unit impact clients and the department’s ability to deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, effective support and services.
Key selection criteria
Capabilities 1. Verbal Communication: confidently conveys ideas and information in a clear and interesting way; understands and meets the needs of the audiences (the right information to the right people); welcomes constructive feedback; sees things from other’s points of view and confirms understanding. 2. Interpersonal skills: sees things from other’s point of view and confirms understanding; expresses own views in a constructive and diplomatic way; reflects on how own emotions impact on others. 3. Planning and organising: identifies processes, tasks and resources required to achieve a goal; identifies more and less critical activities and operates accordingly, reviewing and adjusting as required; develops and implements systems and procedures to guide work and track progress; recognises barriers and finds effective ways to deal with them. 4. Self-management: plans and prioritises work to ensure outcomes are achieved, resists the temptation to react immediately without taking time to think things through, uses strengths to contribute constructively and consciously manages the impact of own weaknesses, anticipates own reactions to situations and prepares accordingly. Personal qualities 6. Resilience: perseveres to achieve goals, even in the face of obstacles; copes effectively with setbacks and disappointments; remains calm and in control under pressure; accepts constructive criticism in an objective manner, without becoming defensive. 7. Drive and commitment: enthusiastic and committed; demonstrates capacity for sustained effort and hard work; sets high standards of performance for self and others; enjoys a vigorous and dynamic work environment. 8. Teamwork: cooperates and works well with others in pursuit of team goals, collaborates and shares information, shows consideration, concern and respect for others feelings and ideas, accommodates and works well with the different working styles of others, encourages resolution of conflict within the group.
Qualifications
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing employees are required to demonstrate commitment to: The public sector values and behaviours – responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights. Recordkeeping – The department is committed to good record keeping and requires all staff to routinely create and keep full and accurate records of their work-related activities, transactions and decisions, using authorised systems. Diversity – The department values an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, people from the LGBTQI+ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Important information The salary range for this position is set out in Schedule C of the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2020. For further information refer to Department of Treasury and Finance). Department policy stipules that salary upon commencement is paid at the base of the salary range for the relevant grade. An executive delegate must approve any above base requests. These will be by exception only or where required to match the current salary of a Victorian Public Service staff transferring at-level. Individuals who have received a Voluntary Departure Package from a Victoria Public Service department/agency are ineligible for re-employment for a minimum of three calendar years from the date of separation. Individuals who have received an Early Retirement Package (ERP) from a Victoria Public Service department/agency are ineligible for re-employment for a minimum of 12 months from the date of separation. The department is a key emergency management partner and contributes significantly to Victoria’s emergency management arrangements. As part of a whole-of-government agreement, employees may be required to undertake training in emergency management and support functions during an emergency and may be redeployed to facilitate this need. The department provides and maintains a safe working environment that does not risk the health of its employees.
Pre-employment checks All appointments require reference checks, national criminal records checks and pre-employment misconduct screening. Some positions also require a Working with Children Check and screening through the Disability Worker Screening List. Applicants who have lived overseas in one country for 12 months or longer in the last ten years must provide an international police check from the relevant overseas police agency. Applicants can obtain a check through an organisation providing international police checks via an internet search. Pre-employment checks may include checking whether an applicant’s name is on the Disability Worker Screening List. This incorporates:
COVID-19 Vaccination The department strongly recommends (but does not mandate) that employees maintain their COVID-19 vaccination status in accordance with current ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) advice, given their individual circumstances. As of June 2023, DFFH does not require evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status.
Further information For enquiries regarding the position please phone the contact on the position description. If you experience difficulties in applying online, please contact HRServices via email at [email protected] DFFH values the contribution of all employees and fair and equitable treatment of all people is integral to all activities. As such, the DFFH offers reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities on request at [email protected] For further information visit ‘About the Department’ on Department of Families, Fairness and Housing’ . To receive this document in another format, email [email protected] Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne. © State of Victoria, Australia, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, November, 2024. In this document, ‘Aboriginal’ refers to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. ‘Indigenous’ or ‘Koori/Koorie’ is retained when part of the title of a report, program or quotation. Contact Details
Vanessa Delle-Vergini (Senior Clinician) M: 0448 641 882 E: [email protected]Ming-Yun Hsieh (Chief Clinician), M: 0474 097 883 E: [email protected] |
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