For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

• Part-Time, Maximum Term until June 30 2027
• Classification: SCHADS Level 4with a salary range of Level 4: $88,169 - $94,888 per annum pro rata if part time + 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: Joondalup, WA

About your new role

Community Care Coordinators will provide compassionate, strengths based, consumer-led and culturally appropriate care and support to people after a suicide attempt or experience of distress/suicidal crisis.

Community Care Coordinators will provide short-term, one-on-one, flexible, psychosocial support and care coordination through assertive outreach. People will be supported to co-create safety plans and to develop wellbeing plans that guide their support. Support includes coordinating care with consumers, families and external stakeholders to navigate systems, services, and connection with supports available to them. Community Care Coordinators will build and maintain relationships with a number of stakeholders and community partners to facilitate holistic care for people accessing the service.

Community Care Coordinators work individually with consumers and will be supported within the team with regular opportunities to reflect upon their practice and access comprehensive training and development. Community Care Coordinators at Neami National function within a collaborative team approach and are supported by regular opportunities to reflect upon their practice and access comprehensive training and development.

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

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. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.
We're proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

• Connecting
• Collaborating
• Learning
• Belonging

What will Neami offer

• Generous leave entitlements including Gratis Leave, Wellness Leave and Parental Leave pro rata.
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with yoursupervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

What you will bring to the role

• Provide compassionate, non-judgemental support to consumers following a suicide attempt or experience of distress/suicidal crisis.
• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent experience and understanding of working with people experiencing distress, with mental health challenges, suicidality and/or deliberate self-harm.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with partner agencies and organisations to strengthen community-based prevention and intervention initiatives.
• Strong emotional resilience including the ability tosit with discomfort, distress and people in crisis.
• Experience liaising with external service providers, including specialist mental health services, GP's and other community-based services and organisations.
• Ability to establish respectful professional relationships that have clear boundaries with consumers, staff and partner organisations.
• Sound understanding of the personal, family, and social factors associated with suicidal ideation and attempts, including awareness of groups identified to be at increased risk of suicide.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check
• Australian working rights
• A valid driver's licence

How to Apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which is attached below.

To apply for this position, please:

• Click the 'Apply Now' button where you will need to create a username and password
• Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked). Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Carol Tilbury, Senior Service Manager, [email protected] using the subject line: Community Care Coordinator - Joondalup enquiry via EthicalJobs, 0436452926.

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email [email protected] uusing the subject line: Community Care Coordinator - Joondalup enquiry via EthicalJobs for assistance.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

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.

Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people. Click here for the full statement.