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Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker - Nundah House

Neami National

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

Position Details

  • Casual Position
  • Classification: SCHADS Level 3 with an hourly rate of $46.74 - $50.11 per hour including casual loading + 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: Nundah House, Nundah QLD

About your new role

Nundah House is an alternative to admission facility offering a Step Up and Step Down Model of Care. Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers provide a range of rehabilitation and support to consumers, tailored to meet their individual needs. Nundah House is a ten bed sub-acute facility that provides an option for people who are becoming unwell or are still recovering from an acute illness and need a short period of additional support and consolidation to complement their treatment and support.

Nundah House is operated by Neami in partnership with the Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) and aims to prevent avoidable inpatient admissions. During their stay consumers are assisted to develop a wellness plan including relapse prevention. The staff team at Nundah House will consist of a Manager, a Senior Practice Leader and a number of Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers (CRSWs) and Peer Support Workers (PSWs) and is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Nundah House Service operates on a 7 day rotating roster of morning, evening and overnight shifts.

Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers 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 - 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 30,000 + people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

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

  • 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

Essential:

  • Must have at least one year's relevant experience with supporting consumers with mental illness
  • Must be willing to work overnight shifts
  • Working with Children checks (are required before commencement of work - Blue Card)
  • Working Rights
  • Neami National will require, as part of our condition of employment, that all candidates applying for any position must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide evidence of this
  • Evidence or commitment to gain evidence to meet Queensland Health's Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements

Desirable:

  • Formal qualifications are an advantage

What the role requires

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

How to Apply

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 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 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

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

If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker - Nundah House enquiry via EthicalJobs for assistance.

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 full statement.

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