We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.

Position details

• Full Time, Permanent Position
• Classification: SCHADS Level 4 with a salary range of $82,123 - $88,367 per annum + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Hurstville, NSW

About Neami National

We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life - and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow.

Everyone has different life goals, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life on their terms.
We're proud to support 38,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer more than 70 services, over 45 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

About your new role

Community Care Coordinators will work with the service manager and the hospital project officers to provide care coordination for people referred by the hospital partners following a suicide attempt, or crisis. They will be responsible for delivering individual support and care coordination to assist individuals to make positive lifestyle choices and decision making, to assist in the prevention of further suicide attempts.

The Community Care Coordinator will provide a range of rehabilitation and support to people, tailored to meet their individual needs. Neami National's work with participant's occurs within their own community of friends, family and neighbourhood. You will work closely with hospital clinicians, general practitioners and other community partner organisations in order to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to participants. Community Care Coordinators work individually with participants but will be supported within the team with regular opportunities to reflect upon their practice and access comprehensive training and development. The Community Care Coordinator will have access to external individual clinical supervision and group supervision.

What will Neami offer in return?

• Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave, an Accrued Day Off each month, Gratis Leave and Wellness Leave.
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor.
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family.
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance.

What you will bring to the role

• Relevant qualifications (minimum Cert IV level or other relevant qualification in human services) and/or experience in mental health or suicide prevention work.
• Experience and understanding of working with people with a mental illness, suicidality and/or deliberate self-harm.
• Sound understanding of the personal, family, and social issues associated with suicidal ideation and attempts, including awareness of groups identified to be at increased risk of suicide.
• Experience liaising with external service providers, including specialist mental health services, GP's and other community-based services and organisations.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered.
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work.
• Australian working rights.
• Current Australian drivers licence and access to a car.

How to Apply

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, please contact: Ingrid Stefan, Service Manager - [email protected] using the subject line: Community Care Coordinator - Hurstville enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.