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Housing Mental Health Pathways Program Worker
Employer: HomeGround Services
Work Type/s: Full Time
Classification/s: Advocacy & Campaigns, Customer Service, Health Care & Promotion, Housing & Homelessness, Mental Health & Counselling, Social Work
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: Melbourne
Job posted on: 24 February, 2010.
Applications close: 10 March, 2010.
HomeGround is a growing, not-for-profit organisation, that provides housing and support services to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. HomeGround currently has a vacancy for an individual with sole outreach worker experience and an understanding of mental health issues to join our Collingwood team as the Housing Mental Health Pathways Program Worker.
The Housing Mental Health Pathways Program seeks to prevent people being discharged from Inpatient Acute Mental Health services into homelessness. This program is a partnership between HomeGround Services the acute mental health program at St Vincent’s Hospital in Fitzroy. Homeground also has a similar partnership with Bayside Health’s acute mental health program at the Alfred Hospital in Prahran.
This position involves engaging with people who are currently inpatients on the wards who have a history of homelessness, or are at risk of homelessness, and assisting in the hospital’s discharge planning.
The primary tasks involved with the program are:
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To undertake housing-focused assessment and advocacy work to people during their hospitalisation at the acute mental health program at the St Vincent’s Hospital.
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To improve collaboration between the St Vincent’s Mental Health Service, Clarendon Clinic Community Mental Health Service, PDRSS services, SAAP-funded services and housing providers.
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To ensure linkages with appropriate housing and support following discharge from hospital
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To provide support to stabilise housing
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To reduce unnecessary psychiatric hospitalisation and improve quality of life for homeless clients
If you can demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills, have a knowledge of the clinical and non-clinical mental health service system and experience delivering services to people with complex needs, we want to hear from you. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary with salary packaging options, a supportive team environment and ongoing professional development opportunities.
