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About us
Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a leading not-for-profit healthcare provider with over 150 years of experience delivering inclusive, person-centred care across Melbourne’s inner and outer east and northeast.
With over 600 staff and 200 volunteers across 17 locations, we provide integrated healthcare services including General Practice, Dental, Community Health, Allied Health, Mental Health, AOD, and Urgent Care services. Our people are united by a shared purpose: delivering compassionate, person-centred care that strengthens communities.
At AccessHC, you'll join a values-driven organisation that embraces Equity, Collaboration, Respect, Innovation and Quality in everything we do.
Description:
The prospect
Join headspace Malvern and play a pivotal role in providing early intervention mental health support to young people aged 12-25 years. As an Intake and Brief Intervention Clinician, you will be the welcoming first point of contact for young people, families and referrers, delivering assessments, brief interventions and single-session support using evidence-informed and trauma-informed practices. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will help young people access the right support at the right time while contributing to positive youth mental health outcomes within the community.
About the Role
Reporting to the Team Leader, this Part-time 0.8 EFT Max term position until December 2027, sits within the Youth, Family & Carer Wellbeing Team at headspace Malvern. You will provide intake, screening, risk assessment, brief intervention, supportive counselling and care coordination for young people presenting with mental health and related concerns. Working within the Connect & Engage Team, you will manage enquiries and referrals, conduct assessments, support safety planning, and collaborate with families, schools, community services and healthcare professionals to ensure young people receive coordinated and holistic care.
Why join us
At AccessHC, you'll be part of a supportive, collaborative team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the community. We foster a culture of connection, growth and belonging, providing opportunities to develop professionally while making a positive impact every day.
Make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and their families
Be part of a leading community health and mental health organisation
Join a passionate and highly experienced multidisciplinary team
Access ongoing learning, supervision and professional development opportunities
Contribute to innovative and evidence-based youth mental health services
Build a rewarding career helping young people achieve better mental health outcomes The position encompasses an extensive range of benefits:
A supportive and values-based culture alongside an engaged workforce
Culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
Commitment to work-life balance and flexible working conditions
Comprehensive wellbeing initiatives and employee support programs
Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
Paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options
Annual leave loading
Generous salary packaging opportunities (up to $15,990 per annum + $2,650 meals/entertainment expenses)
Read more about our culture and benefits: https://accesshc.org.au/culture-and-benefits
Skills and Experiences:
What you will be doing Key Responsibilities
Assess referrals, duty calls and service enquiries to determine the most appropriate support pathways for young people and their families
Deliver intake assessments, Support First sessions, risk assessments and safety planning using trauma-informed and family-inclusive approaches
Provide evidence-informed brief intervention, short-term counselling and case management for young people experiencing mental health challenges
Build strong partnerships with schools, community services, GPs, families and external stakeholders to support coordinated care and positive outcomes
Maintain high-quality clinical documentation, reporting requirements and participation in continuous quality improvement, clinical governance and service development activities
What you will bring Key Selection Criteria
Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD), Youth Work or a related discipline
Demonstrated experience working within youth mental health, alcohol and other drugs, community health or related health services (minimum two years' experience preferred)
Experience and qualifications in brief intervention, supportive counselling and evidence-based therapeutic approaches
Demonstrated experience and recognised training in clinical risk assessment and management, including suicide risk assessment and safety planning
Strong understanding of the youth mental health sector, with the ability to engage young people, families and carers using trauma-informed, recovery-oriented and family-inclusive practice approaches
Compliance Requirements
National Police Check
Working With Children Check
International Police Check (if applicable)
Evidence of the right to work in Australia
Current Driver's Licence preferred
Attributes we value
Genuine passion for supporting young people aged 12-25 years
Understanding of youth development, wellbeing and mental health challenges
Robust communication and relationship-building skills
Ability to work effectively with diverse communities, including LGBTIQA+, CALD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Excellent time management, organisational skills and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Commitment to continuous learning, quality improvement and best-practice service delivery
Behaviours aligned with AccessHC values of Equity, Collaboration, Respect, Innovation and Quality
Apply Now
Submit your application including your resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria.
Please refer to the position description here or on our website: Careers | Access Health and Community
Contact, the Manager, Karen Vogel E:
[email protected] if you would like further information about the role.
Apply now so you don’t miss this prospect. We will be assessing applications as they are submitted. Previous applicants need not apply. No Recruitment Agencies Thank you.
Applications close DATE: 22nd November 2026
(AccessHC) is a Child Safe Organisation that values inclusivity and diversity. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, those with lived experience of mental health and/or alcohol and other drugs (AOD) challenges, and those with diverse genders and sexualities.
We recognise the individual and collective expertise of families and carers of people experiencing challenges with mental health and alcohol and other drug use, and the important contribution they make in strengthening health, wellbeing and recovery across our community.
At AccessHC, our vision for reconciliation is an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience equitable health and social outcomes. Our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) will contribute to achieving reconciliation. We will seek an understanding of and acknowledging histories and injustices, support the active expression of culture, build strong, trusting relationships, and apply culturally appropriate practices within our work.
We will work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to create a welcoming and safe place for everyone at our services. AccessHC acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to Wurundjeri Elders past, present, and future, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and we acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
As a vaccine positive organisation, we encourage COVID-19 vaccinations and we require successful applicants to undergo a Working With Children Check, a Police Check and potentially an International Check and a NDIS Check may be required dependent on the position.
Employment suitability is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and a criminal history does not automatically exclude applicants from employment. All applications will be treated confidentially.
📌 Headspace Intake and Brief Intervention Clinician (Malvern)
🏢 Access Health and Community
📍 Malvern