Provide expert advice to stakeholders on how to proactively address psychosocial risks in the workplace.Oversee departmental initiatives to drive continuous improvement in workplace psychological health.Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.VPS6: $134,593 - $180,115 plus superannuation.About the Business Unit: People, Safety, Culture and Communications' (PSCCs) core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural and people matters. The Staff Wellbeing Clinical Lead sits within Safety, Wellbeing and Compliance (SWC), a branch of PSCC in the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department). The SWC branch provides process, systems and services to support the department to meet its responsibilities under health and safety laws.
The role will work in Melbourne CBD and may require travel to country locations across a range of front-line business functions.
About the Role: As the Staff Wellbeing Clinical Lead, you will provide clinical leadership to address staff wellbeing issues across the department. The Staff Wellbeing Clinical Lead will be responsible for driving long-term sustainable change in the department by creating and implementing programs that help leaders to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to address staff wellbeing issues using best-practice approaches.
As the Staff Wellbeing Clinical Lead, some of your duties will include:
Provide expert advice and guidance to support business units to manage complex staff wellbeing concerns.Facilitate reflective practice with non-clinical leaders to improve their knowledge, skills, and confidence in addressing wellbeing issues.Provide clinical oversight of the contract for the Employee Wellbeing and Support (EWS) service.About You: To be successful in this role, you will have:
Demonstrated experience at a senior level in the provision of strategic psychology services and facilitating significant organisational health improvement with effective negotiation, written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to present complex issues clearly and concisely.Demonstrated experience facilitating reflective practice in complex or high-risk environments.Extensive experience in delivering quality operational and business outcomes in support of the operating environment consistent with the strategic direction of the organisation.Demonstrated capacity to work with a multi-disciplined team of professionals in the delivery of high-quality wellbeing programs drawing on extensive clinical experience and judgement in managing complex clinical cases.Expert knowledge of psychological health improvement strategies, policies and procedures and human resource trends.Qualifications: Hold registration as a Psychologist or Membership of the Australian Association of Social Work.Board of Australia Approved Supervisor or Australian Association of Social Workers Accredited Supervisor status, is desirable.Hold approved area of practice in clinical psychology or organisational psychology (desirable).Trained in delivering reflective practice or group supervision.Minimum four years post-registration experience, or equivalent.A current Victorian driver's licence is required.How to Apply: Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT: The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
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