• Full Time
• Maximum Term Contract until 30 June 2020, with possibility of extension to 30 June 2023
• Between Monday and Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm
• CSD Level 2 from $61,529 - $66,116 per annum (pro rata) dependent on skills and experience

“Full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society”

Neami National has been funded to deliver services to single males or couples without children who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The Macarthur Accommodation and Access Program (MAAP); is a time limited, focussed intervention aimed at assisting people to access stable and sustainable housing and support arrangements. Neami’s MAAP will work closely with correctional facilities, local mental health services including in patient settings, Aboriginal Services, Social and Community Housing services, other NGO’s and health practitioners in the Macarthur area. The Service will operate during office hours, five days per week.

The crisis service within MAAP offers six beds for single men who are homeless and a 2 bedroom unit for couples without children. There is also transitional style accommodation for single men and couples without children. These services are designed to provide a period of additional support and aimed at supporting people to exit homelessness to safe and sustainable accommodation.

Core duties

• Provide direct support and rehabilitation to consumers within their community
• Working with community partners
• Maintain records and resources
• Engage consumers and develop trusting and professional relationships
• Work closely with clinical case managers in order to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to consumers
• Collect, collate and maintain data on consumer contact

What will you bring to the role?

• Relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience and working knowledge of homelessness
• Previous experience in working with complex mental health and drug and alcohol issues

• Working with people exiting correctional facilities desirable

• Ability and willingness to work effectively as part of a team, to meet program goals and objectives

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Be a team player
• Knowledge of the recovery model

Mandatory requirements:

• Current Working with Children Check
• Australian Working Rights
• Drivers licence
• Police check (refer to PD) – disclosable outcomes considered

About Neami National

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

In our most recent Staff Engagement Survey, 89% of our Staff recommend Neami as a great place to work, with 88% of staff proud to say they work for Neami.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the Traditional Custodians of the land we work on and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that their sovereignty was never ceded. Neami National is committed to cultivating inclusive environments for staff, consumers and carers. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We are an environmentally conscious organisation.

Incentives include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Induction and extensive Learning and Development Program
• Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses
• Excellent conditions including paid parental leave, a monthly accrued day off, generous long service leave, wellness and gratis leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)