We are recruiting a Community Mental Health Worker to work within the Therapeutic Services program. The Community Mental Health Worker will work in a dual-role; the main duties will be to support the Team Leader and team members with administrative and procedural tasks, other duties will include working in a co-facilitator role within Therapeutic Groups.

The administrative component of the role may include:

• Support to manage waitlists
• Supporting participant on-boarding and service commencement processes
• Data collection and entry
• Liaison with team members to support process improvements
• Liaison with teams across Skylight to support back-end work processes

The Co-facilitation component of the role may include:

• Supporting the design and development of groups
• Liaising with participants to complete pre-group documentation
• Co-facilitation of groups alongside a lead facilitator
• Solution-focused, brief 1:1 support of participants during and after group sessions
• Participation in individual and group supervision

Requirements for Success

• A tertiary qualification in Counselling (or evidence of current enrolment)
• (Desirable) a minimum of three years’ experience in counselling or therapeutic health services in Australia
• (Desirable) current and full registration with ACA or PACFA (or student registration)
• Excellent high level communication skills including verbal, written and interpersonal
• Demonstrated ability for self-reflection and self-awareness
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and in a solution-focused manner
• Ability to work flexibly in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to perform a wide range of administrative functions
• Knowledge of and alignment with Person-Centred, Trauma-Informed, and Recovery-based approaches
• Current SA Drivers Licence; DHS Working With Children check and NDIS Worker Check

The role is classified at SCHADS Level 4 and will be predominantly based at Skylight Wayville, servicing multiple office sites and areas of the South Australian metropolitan region.

For queries, please contact Rachel Friebel on 0409 808 027 or [email protected], using the subject line: Community Mental Health Worker - Therapeutic Groups enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you are interested in applying, please attach a current CV, a cover letter and answer the following questions (limit 75 words per question), via the Apply Now link.

1. How do you demonstrate trauma-informed practice in your work?
2. Please describe a time where you were part of a rapidly changing work environment, and how you managed this.
3. Please explain your experience with multi-tasking and managing multiple projects at once.

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, sexualities, cultures, backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.