• Community Mental Health Engagement Worker
• Full Time, Fixed Term for 18 months working 80 hours per fortnight including ADO
  
• Friendly and supportive environment

The Central Community Team at Mid West Area Mental Health Service comprises of a diverse group of multi-disciplinary clinicians who work within an integrated model of community mental health care.

Life With Us:

• We value discipline specific contributions in treatment and recovery pathways for consumers of our service.
• We will support the new graduate in their professional development offering regular supervision and participation in an entry-level program for the initial 2 years of practice.
• MidWest Area Mental Health Service has a recovery oriented, multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to care.

A Job To Be Proud Of:

This position will help improve consumer outcomes by:

• Assisting consumers and their families and carers to navigate mental health services
• Provide information to enable improved access to other services (such as general practice, other health specialists and associated clinical services, consumer or carer peer support, carer respite, the NDIS and other social welfare agencies)
• Working collaboratively with clinicians to coordinate treatment and recovery options

The role aims to provide a pathway into clinical mental health roles for newly registered health practitioners, pending availability.

Your Commitment:

• Relevant clinical qualification, and demonstrated skills in the principles and practice of working with people presenting with mental health issues
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers
• Knowledge of relevant evidence-based treatment models and interventions for high and low prevalence psychiatric illnesses
• Capacity to apply new learnings in the workplace

Our Commitment To You:

• NWMH boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development
• Participation in the NWMH Entry Level Program and/or available discipline specific supervision and supports
• Become a valued member of the MWAMHS Central Community Team
• We are a values-based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary packaging
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Reward & Recognition Programs

Interested? Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au.

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Offers subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working With Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

A Position Description is attached below.