About us
Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About headspace:
headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds, along with assistance in promoting young peoples’ wellbeing. This covers core areas including mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services. Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is the lead agency for headspace Bairnsdale which is governed by a consortium of local community organisations who provide expertise, support and advice to RAV.

About the role
Reporting to the Centre Manager, the Senior Youth Access Worker is a key first contact for young people accessing the headspace centre, responsible for building positive rapport, conducting assessments including risk, and ensuring evidence-based, outcomes-focused support. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, providing clinical supervision when required, and delivering youth-friendly, culturally safe, and inclusive services that engage young people and their families in collaborative care.

This role is located at Bairnsdale and is permanent, full-time with the Tuesday evening shift. The base salary range for this role is $106k-$109k per annum.

About you

• Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing, with current AHPRA registration or AASW membership
• Experience in the youth and/or mental health sector, including risk assessment and evidence-based interventions
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team

We provide

• Attractive salary including salary packaging and generous leave benefits
• Professional development and Career progression opportunities.
• Best practice clinical supervision.

Candidates can view the position description at www.rav.org.au/careers, contact Hayley Davidson, Centre Manager by phoning 0 419 585 391. Applications closes on Thursday, 9 October 2025.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.