Job Announcement: Mental Health Clinician for Assertive Mobile Youth Outreach Service (AMYOS)

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The Queensland Government has announced a job opening for a Mental Health Clinician to join the Assertive Mobile Youth Outreach Service (AMYOS) in Toowoomba. The successful candidate will provide collaborative system-based care to high-risk adolescents (13-18 years) and offer intensive mental health interventions, risk assessment, crisis management, and support to help them recover from mental illness. The role is temporary, full-time for up to three years, with the possibility of extension.

Key Takeaways:

  • The job is for a Mental Health Clinician, which can be a Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, or Clinical Nurse Consultant.
  • The role is for the Assertive Mobile Youth Outreach Service (AMYOS) in Toowoomba, Queensland.
  • The successful candidate will work with high-risk adolescents (13-18 years) who require higher intensity services.
  • The clinician will provide intensive, developmentally-appropriate, community-centred mental health interventions and ongoing assessment.
  • The role is temporary, full-time for up to three years, with the possibility of extension.
  • The employer contribution to superannuation is up to 12.75%, and annual leave loading is 17.5%.
  • The job ad reference is DD11154509.

Statistics:

  • Salary range: $94,425 - $108,182 per annum (HP4) or up to $115,927 per annum (Nurse Grade 7).
  • Fortnightly salary: $3,619.30 - $4,146.60.
  • Remuneration value up to $123,431 per annum, comprising salary between $99,606 - $108,182 per annum (Nurse Grade 7).
  • Possible extension of the role beyond the initial three-year term.

Sources:

  • Queensland Government - Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist - Senior or Clinical Nurse Consultant (AMYOS) (Organisation site)
  • Queensland Health (Organisation site)