Are you looking for a sea change? We are currently seeking an experienced, passionate and professional Clinician to join our Courage Project team in Mackay If required, we can offer a significant relocation allowance to the successful candidate to support your move to sunny Mackay!
This is a full time position on a fixed term basis until the end of June 2027. That being said, at Bravehearts we genuinely value work-life balance and are open to flexible arrangements - whether that’s fewer days, adjusted hours, or a schedule that works around other commitments. If you’re the right fit, we’re happy to try and make it work.
About Bravehearts:
For over 25 years, Bravehearts has been a leading voice in child protection. The impact of our work drives us towards our Vision of a world where people, communities, and systems all work together to protect children from sexual abuse. We are dedicated to creating a brighter, safer future where children are free from sexual harm.
About The Courage Project Team:
The Courage Project provides trauma informed mental health services for children under 14 years of age in North Qld (Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Regions) who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing physical and/or sexual abuse/assault, family violence and self-harm. The team’s professionalism is matched by their warmth, compassion, and collaborative spirit. They consistently provide exceptional support to both their clients and one another.
About the Clinician role:
You will be responsible for providing counselling through face-to-face, telephone and/or online sessions, conducting psychological and other assessments, maintaining detailed case notes, and ensuring your practice is consistently of the highest standard. You will also need to compile concise and professional reports when required, and attached regular supervision meetings.
About You:
Why join Bravehearts?
How to apply:
We are a child-safe organisation and have a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse. All Bravehearts employees must have a current Working with Children Check (relevant to the state/territory where the work is being completed) and a satisfactory National Criminal History Check. These will need to be completed prior to commencement.
We foster a work environment that is inclusive and diverse so if you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or come from any other diverse or minority group, we'd love to receive your application.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
