Mental Health in Later Life​​ - Online Facilitation

This is a remote position.

HNO6013-Mental Health in Later Life

As an experienced online educator, the candidate will work as an independent contractor of LINC Education to offer online facilitation services for students studying in the Masters of Mental Health (Online) offered by Victoria University Online. Candidate must possess strong knowledge of mental health care for older adults, including person-centred approaches, comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, and the management of complex mental health conditions in later life. They should be able to support students in critically examining ageism, differentiating between depression, delirium, and dementia, and applying evidence-based, ethical practices to improve mental health outcomes for older people. 

Key Skills Required

• Older adult mental health
  

• Person-centred care
  

• Biopsychosocial assessment
  

• Depression, delirium and dementia
  

• Ageing and mental health
  

• Ageism and ethical practice
  

• Complex care management
  

• Evidence-based mental health care 
  

Desired Candidate Profile 

• Registered Nurse or Midwife (AHPRA registration) or Registered Mental Health Practising Nurse and knowledge of unit content.
  

• PhD and/or Master Degree in Nursing or relevant field (i.e. health-related) plus 5 years' relevant teaching, research and/or professional experience at the PG level in the last 10 years
  

• Full rights to work within Australia.
  

• An Australian Business Number or ABN as a sole trader, or of the entity that will contract with LINC.
  

• Empathetic, ambitious, warm and outgoing personality willing to work closely with people from diverse cultures; 
  

• Proficient in English language; excellent oral and written communication
  

• Must possess  a working laptop and have access to high-speed  (>10 MBPS) stable internet connection; 
  

• Ability to quickly learn and use technology platforms for interacting with students, including the host university’s LMS and LINCtrac (training on these platforms will be provided).
  

The candidate needs to be available between 5 pm to 10 pm every day.

Roles & Responsibilities 

LINC Fellows will be responsible for providing: 

1. Subject matter guidance to a group of 25-30 undergraduate online students;  
   

2. Support in learning skills like academic writing, research and time management; 
   

3. Conduct 1:1 sessions for doubt-resolution, academic guidance and assessment draft reviews
   

4. Guidance on relevant reference material; 
   

5. Assessment marking with long-form feedback 
   

6. Management of discussion forums; and
   

7. Proactive, prompt and personalised support to student queries and issues.
   

LINC Fellows will be expected to promptly interact with students over email, or calls / online sessions from locations of their convenience (e.g. home, office etc.).