• Utilise lived experience of mental ill health to lead a team to support LGBTIQA+ clients with holistic, peer-led recovery and wellbeing services
• Fixed term 12 month role | Part time 36 hours/week
• Abbotsford 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

The Aftercare service offers a safe place of psychological healing and holistic support for people from the LGBTIQ+ community who are having thoughts or intentions of suicide and experiencing mental health challenges at no cost. Aftercare delivers short-term, peer-based recovery-focused outreach, counselling and therapeutic services to support clients, families, carers and loved ones move forward with a life of meaning and purpose. The service works collaboratively with clients providing warm, affirming care, tailored supports and clinical interventions and addresses contributing factors to LGBTIQA+ suicide through support coordination, community advocacy, access to service providers, meaningful referrals and ongoing supports to achieve recovery and wellbeing goals.

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced LGBTIQA+ Peer Practice Lead for a 12 month fixed term, part time (36 hours per week) opportunity to work in the Abbotsford area. You will utilise your lived experience of mental ill health to lead and support a team to deliver LGBTIQA+ clients with safe person-centred, recovery-orientated and support coordination services to build capacity and life skills, develop service provider pathways, strengthen social networks and create community connections to achieve recovery goals and improve health outcomes. The role will act as the practice lead to Peer Workers providing supervision, mentoring and coaching.

Key responsibilities

• Utilise your own lived experience of mental ill health and understanding of LGBTIQA+ issues and suicidal crises to inform your work and that of the team.
• Coach and lead a team to deliver high quality outreach services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support LGBTIQA+ people to remain in the community, prioritise and promote their wellbeing goals and enjoy a meaningful life through a peer-led staged approach to recovery.
• Lead and model effective practice to staff working with clients, provide support to families and carers, and plan and deliver group work.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the service including administration, rostering, facilitating handovers, planning and planning budget expenditure.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals. 

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Lived experience and willingness to support clients through sharing your own learnings and recovery orientated practice is required.
• Expertise in working with LGBTIQA+ people with mental health issues, suicidal ideations, complex needs and collaborating with families and carers.
• Experience in guiding a team to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Proven ability to effectively lead and develop a team to achieve best quality service outcomes and provide professional supervision.
• Demonstrated understanding of the LGBTIQA+ community, Community Services sector and capacity to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900pa.
• Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle!
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 493422.

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.