Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 5th May 2021
Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 40 years.
We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.
The Early Intervention Psychological Support Response Service (EIPSRS) is an outreach service that provides a person-centred approach to recovery which is tailored to meet individual needs. The focus of the service is to support people to achieve their better life goals.
We are seeking a permanent, full time or part time Community Mental Health Practitioner – Peer Practitioner to join the motivated, supportive EIPSRS team. With the opportunity to work from, you will utilise lived experience of mental ill health to engage with clients, families and carers by offering empathetic and positive support as well as safe, recovery orientated mobile services. As this role requires travel within Gippsland and the surrounding area a fully maintained company car is provided.
To obtain a position description and apply online click apply now - reference number 14305.
We welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people with a lived experience of mental ill health and recovery, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.