Job No.: 684732

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration: $120,138 - $132,610 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

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The Opportunity

Make an impact and join the Safer Community Unit team as a Clinical Specialist and Investigator.

The Clinical Specialist and Investigator assists with the ongoing operation of the Safer Community Unit, playing a critical role in the assessment, investigation and management of problem behaviour and complex mental health presentations.

As the successful candidate you will be responsible for conducting welfare checks and suicide risk assessments to provide specialist advice, recommendations and reports to the University to support staff and student safety and wellbeing. Additionally, you will apply an evidence-based best-practice approach to the risk assessment and management of concerning or threatening behaviour, as well as complex and high-risk mental health presentations, and sensitively manage incidents, focusing on early identification and intervention.

The ideal candidate will have experience in an educational setting or substantial relevant skills and work experience. The role requires postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience in counselling, social work, psychology, nursing or a related clinical or behavioural field; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training in a relevant field.

About Monash University

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We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected] in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Dr Elli Darwinkel, Director, Safety and Support Services, +61 3 9905 3193

Position Description: Clinical Specialist and Investigator

Applications Close: Thursday 9 October 2025, 11:55pm AEST