Mental Health -Team Leader

Your role 
Australian Unity is excited and proud to be partnering with Beyond Blue to deliver their support services to all Australians in need. We’re looking for an experienced Mental Health Team Leader to join our community-based team. This is a virtual role that requires working overnight shifts from home on a full-time permanent contract. 
 
About you 
You are an experienced leader who feels confident in the management of a team of 10-15x front line Counsellors and Coaches as part of the Beyond Blue Support Service. In this overnight role, your key responsibilities will include overseeing the operational workflow during night hours, acting as the primary clinical and operational escalation point, delivering clinical supervision, and providing people leadership. You will also support continuous quality improvement initiatives & conduct audits.
 
You are resilient, tenacious and have demonstrated experience in developing and coaching individuals/teams. You will work closely with the Senior Manager Service Delivery, as well as the Senior Manager Community Experience, Quality Team and fellow Team Leaders around service optimisation and enhancements with your expertise and qualifications including: 

•    Demonstrated experience in people management and providing clinical supervision 
•    Leadership experience within complex and high-volume mental health services
•    A tertiary degree and/or masters in one of the following: Counselling, Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Welfare OR: Tertiary degree in unrelated field plus Graduate Diploma in Counselling from ACAP (2-year Course) 
•    Minimum 3-years’ experience in acute or community mental health 
•    Registered with ONE of the following professional bodies;
•    AHPRA (as a mental health Registered Nurse, Provisional Psychologist with external supervision support or full registration as a Psychologist)
•    PACFA - Minimum Provisional (working towards full registration)
•    ACA - Minimum level 2
•    AASW / AMHSW – Full Membership
 
You will be provided with relevant technology equipment to support you with your WFH setup however will be required to have the following:

•    Private room/space which can be used for your home office set up
•    Reliable/stable internet connection 
•    Demonstrated IT skills and proficiency in telephony-based systems where you are comfortable navigating multiple software, digital note taking and counselling and support simultaneously.
 
 
Click Apply or contact Pallvi for a confidential discussion at PaChauhan@australianunity.com.au
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*Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.
 
Australian Unity is an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, mature aged people.