Staff Wellbeing Clinical Lead

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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.

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Department: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Work Type: Ongoing - full time
Job Function: Human Resources (HR)
Classification: VPSG6
Work Location: Melbourne - CBD
Reference: VG/DJ0812NOVEMBER2024
Closing Date: 05-Dec-2024
Salary Range: $134,593 - $180,115
Job Duration: N/A
Attachments: Position Description - Final - DJ0812 - Staff Wellbeing Clinical Lead - VPS 6.pdf (PDF, 210KB)
Position Description

Contact: Melanie Simmons on 0456 893 590
Melanie.X.Simmons@justice.vic.gov.au

Position Details

  • 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.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

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.

FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:

  • For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
  • For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.

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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