• Provide empathic support to clients with mental health challenges to achieve wellbeing and independent living
• Casual roles with Hourly Rate + 25% Loading | Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle, Night Shifts
• Williamstown & Armadale 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 Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Short-Term Accommodation residential service is for people with severe and enduring psychosocial disability, the residences are staffed 24/7 and funded through residents’ NDIS packages. Our practice is guided by Mind’s Model of Recovery Oriented Practice, SIL model and the Dual Disability framework, services operate in collaboration with the local community with a focus on supporting people to achieve their life goals.

We are seeking compassionate, resilient Mental Health Support Workers for casual opportunities to work predominately night shifts in the Williamstown and Armadale areas. You will play an integral role in developing individual programs and providing recovery-oriented psychosocial support to assist clients work towards wellbeing and independent living.

Key responsibilities

• Provide support to clients using targeted and integrated case managed responses.
• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences in a residential setting.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to the client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate III) 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.
• Relevant experience in facilitating group activities for clients experiencing mental ill health.
• Demonstrated understanding of the NDIS and Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.

Benefits

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

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Jobs@Mind - reference number 15139. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Thursday 2 June 2022. Please contact the person below for more information.

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.