VCID No.
CR655673
This is a recruitment
pool for permanent full-time and fixed term full-time positions,
part time work arrangements may be considered.
About
Our Team:
The Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Western
Australia provides comprehensive mental health services to children
and adolescents from birth to 18 years following a holistic and
patient-centred approach.
Pathways is a state-wide, specialised program
that works with children aged 12 and under with complex and
long-term mental health difficulties.
We are a family focused
program that aims to offer a flexible and adaptable service to best
suit the needs of the child. This can include education, social,
behavioural, emotional, and mental health difficulties. As each
child and family is different, each admission is also different and
may include assessment, the recovery day program and or
outreach-based treatment approach.
About
the Role:
As a Senior Speech
Pathologist at Pathways, you will apply advanced skills in
Speech Pathology practice to plan and implement assessments and
interventions in an intensive treatment program for young people
with complex emotional, behavioural and developmental
needs.
Pathways provides
significant supervision and support for team members including
reflective supervision and peer supervision groups. You will also
have access to individual profession-specific clinical supervision,
and termly opportunities for education and networking with the
Speech Pathologists in other CAMHS services.
You will work closely with a
supportive, experienced, and welcoming multi-disciplinary team of
mental health and allied health professionals. You will have a
diverse role that includes:
- Individual
assessment
- Implementing individual
and group interventions
- Collaborating with and
educating caregivers
- Consulting with schools
and other community stakeholders
- Providing professional
development and clinical guidance to other team
members
- Working
alongside teachers in the day program classroom
How
to apply
We welcome your application
via the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this
page. Your application should contain the following:
- A
current resume and cover
letter which summarizes your experience,
qualifications and how you meet the position
requirements
- An
attachment addressing how you meet the selection
criteria, found in the attached Job Description Form,
maximum 5 pages long
- Please
provide the name, email, and contact details
of two referees who can be contacted
to provide a reference. Referees should include at least
one individual who has been or is your direct Line
Manager/Supervisor (within the last 2 years). We will contact
you to seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed
referees.
Role related
questions: We encourage you to
contact Bobbie Kavanagh, Professional Lead
Speech Pathology at 08 6389 5800, or [email protected]
with any specific questions related to this role.
Help in submitting
your application: If you experience technical
difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee
Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business
hours.
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached Job
Description Form.
Eligibility to
Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants
must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be
an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live
and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
Visa sponsorship for eligible international applicants that meet
immigration requirements may also be considered.
This position is subject to
a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further
information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Other Conditions: WA Health engages
staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies
require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and
integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may
also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past
demonstration of ethical behaviour.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which
appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments
may be made from this pool until 28/02/2027.
About our CAMHS
Directorates
-
Community CAMHS– Community CAMHS
offers mental health assessment and multidisciplinary
intervention for children and young people up to the age of 18
years.
-
Specialist Services and Day
Programs– The Specialist Services and Day
Programs consists of Complex Attention and Hyperactivity
Disorder Service, Multisystemic Therapy, Pathways and
Touchstone. These programs support children and young people
who have complex mental health needs.
-
Acute CAMHS– Acute CAMHS, based at
Perth Children’s Hospital has a mental health inpatient
unit (Ward 5A), Paediatric Psychiatric Inpatient In-Reach Team
(PPIRT), Eating Disorder Service and Gender Diversity
Service.
CAHS
values: To achieve our vision of healthy
kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a
workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values
of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During
the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil
the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact
the person named in this advert.
WA Health is committed to
eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of
our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage
applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and
people with disabilities.
In addition, we are
committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health
Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this
position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are
encouraged to apply.
For
Assistance including any adjustment needed to
accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries – please
contact the Strategic Talent Acquisition Recruitment Team (START)
service via email: [email protected]
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.