• Empower clients with mental health challenges to have choice and control over their support services and recovery goals
• Fixed term 4 month roles | Full time or Part time
• Work from Home & Bendigo 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 Fee For Service program offers a targeted range of supports and services to individuals with psychosocial and complex needs who have NDIS plans and/or TAC and WorkCover support packages. The program aims to maximise recovery outcomes through education and vocational support, mentoring and coaching, housing and linkage services, counselling, NDIS planning, support coordination and access to services. Fee For Service operates in the context of local community with a focus on empowering clients to have choice and control over their services and recovery goals.

We are seeking empathetic, self-motivated Mental Health Practitioners for 4 month fixed term, full or part time opportunities to work alongside a caring team in the Bendigo area. Working from home, you will empower and mentor clients building their capacity, maximising care packages and meeting recovery goals through direct outreach, telehealth and remote supports.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high quality outreach services, case managed responses and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients with strengths based, recovery-orientated approaches to develop daily living skills, capacity and resilience.
• Complete assessments and deliver support coordination services in line with identified care plan goals and service delivery needs.
• Provide information and mentoring to clients to establish connections with community, families and carers, create networks and access to relevant services.
• 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.
• Expertise in working outreach and/or support coordination with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Proven capability to plan goal focused care and implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector, NDIS and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900pa.
• Monthly Rostered Day Off (Full time employees only).
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Jobs@Mind - reference number 15327.

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.