Mental Health Clinician (Youth Focus), Colac Community Mental Health Team
Core
Provide assessment, case management, mobile treatment, and continuing care for young people (16-25) with complex mental health challenges, including co-occurring alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues and homelessness.
Role type
Senior clinical mental health clinician (youth focus)
Builds
Recovery-focused care plans and safety strategies for vulnerable youth
Domain
Mental health and addiction services for youth
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment, case management, risk assessment, evidence-based interventions for dual diagnosis, trauma-informed care, outreach/mobile treatment
Preferred skills
Experience with homelessness, family engagement, service development, quality improvement
Responsibilities
Deliver specialist assessment and treatment, provide evidence-based interventions for co-occurring challenges, collaborate with families and community agencies, support youth experiencing homelessness, conduct risk assessments and safety planning, participate in service development and quality improvement, provide outreach and mobile treatment