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

About Neami

Neami National is a community-based recovery and rehabilitation service supporting people living with mental illness and psychiatric disability to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals. We provide services in more than 35 locations, ranging from the inner-city and suburbs to regional and remote parts of Australia.

Our vision is for full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society. Our mission is to improve mental health and wellbeing in local communities across the country.

We believe that recovery is an individual process and that with the right kind of support everyone can live a life based on their own strengths, values and goals for the future.

We use an approach called the Collaborative Recovery Model (CRM) to support people through our services. The CRM assists individuals to identify their personal strengths and values, to set goals and then helps them make progress towards achieving them.

We are a smoke free organisation.

About the Role

Ongoing part-time role, based in Neami Rosanna or Pagewood.

Over the last four years, Neami National has been focusing on strengthening the ways in which consumers participate in the organization.  In collaboration with consumers, Neami National has developed a consumer participation educational and skills development program called “Launching Pad” and requires an enthusiastic individual with lived experience of mental distress and recovery to join our Learning and Development Team. The Training Officer will be primarily responsible for delivering the Launching Pad program to consumers of Neami nationally. The position will involve interstate travel.

We also offer:

• Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Attractive Salary Packaging available, increasing take home pay by $7,000
• Excellent conditions including 3 months paid maternity leave (in addition to the government parental leave scheme), generous long service leave, 3 days gratis leave and industry leading pay rates

About You

The values, skills, attributes and commitment of our staff are key to our success and reputation as a national mental health service that provides high quality support services to people living with a mental illness.

We are strongly committed to further developing and diversifying our work force as part of our strategic directions.

We celebrate multidisciplinary teams and value the rich skills and experiences brought by applicants from a range of sectors and professional backgrounds.

Further depth is brought by those from diverse cultural backgrounds, Aboriginal staff, and those with lived experiences of mental illness and recovery, all of whom are strongly encouraged to apply for any roles that match their skills and interest.