Your new role:

As a First Nations Allied Health New Graduate, you'll deliver profession-specific services within the Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS). This two-year graduate role provides strong cultural support and professional development opportunities to help you grow. You will:

• Deliver culturally safe, evidence-based assessments, interventions and care.
• Work collaboratively within an interprofessional mental health team.
• Participate in supervision, mentoring, and clinical education.
• Engage in service improvement, research and quality activities.

About you:

We're looking for a passionate and motivated graduate who is ready to learn and contribute to positive outcomes for young people and their families. You will bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology.
• Eligibility for professional registration or membership (AHPRA or AASW).
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• A commitment to cultural safety, evidence-based care, and continuous learning.

Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) in Metro South Health provide a range of programs and services across a continuum of care, including community, inpatient, sub-acute, and specialist programs. Whilst the majority of services provide care to consumers aged 0-18 years, some specialist programs within CYMHS provide care to consumers up to 25 years of age.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.