• Support customer’s mental health with Recovery Retreats to beautiful holiday destinations
• Several Casual roles | Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle!
• Wodonga or Wangaratta Location

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.

About the role

Mind’s Fee for Service program operates within the community focusing on supporting people to achieve better life goals which reflects Mind’s Model of Recovery. We offer short respite in the form of Recovery Retreats to between 1-4 customers to destinations including holiday houses beside the sea, mountainsides, or peaceful bushlands settings to assist with mental ill health recovery.

We are seeking several casual Mental Health Practitioners who will be responsible for delivering the Recovery Retreats to customers in the Wodonga or Wangaratta and surrounding areas in North Eastern Victoria. These roles would suit people with flexible availabilities as trips can range in length from 1-3 days away.

Key Responsibilities

• Support clients by delivering high quality service and facilitating positive educational and social experiences.
• Build customer’s capacity to engage in new experiences and daily activities.
• Support people to build their independence in a safe and supportive setting.
• Work within a recovery oriented framework to support individuals, families and carers.
• Develop strength based assessments with customers.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs, and interacting with families and carers.
• Experience in delivering short term accommodation or respite support.
• Knowledge in coaching methodology, briefing interventions, family work and AOD.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
• Flexible working hours – work/ life balance.
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now.

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 National Police Check.