Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 3rd Aug 2022
- Regional QLD > Woodridge
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 Sub-Acute short stay Youth Step-Up and Step-Down (YSUSD) program is delivered through partnerships with QLD hospital networks. Young people between the ages of 16-21 years are able to access to Mind staff 24 hours a day whilst supporting connections with family and friends as well as learning strategies to live fulfilling lives within their community. YSUSD provide a schedule of group activities alongside individual 1:1 support based on strengths and goals identified in recovery plans.
We are seeking empathic, self-motivated Community Mental Health Practitioners for casual opportunities to work alongside caring team on a 24/7 rotating roster in the Woodridge area. You will provide young people recovery-oriented, person-centred services to assist with recovery from mental health challenges, achieve their recovery goals and live independently.
To obtain a position description and apply online visit Jobs@Mind - reference number 15303.
Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill-health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds. The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19