Position Overview

Mental health outreach work across Melbourne and surrounding areas, with the primary focus of empowering people within their home and in the community.

Demand-driven work, flexible work arrangements, and a safe and healthy work environment.

Position subject to Social, Community, Home Care, and Disability Services (SCHADS) Industry Award Level 2 and 3. Casual and permanent positions available.

An inclusive workplace culture that drives reflective practice, supervision, training, and celebrating their people.

About Us

SKK, an outreach service, specialising in mental health and psychosocial wellbeing. We partner with our clients to create strategies that empower people to build and improve their overall well-being and quality of life.

Our services are based on a social model of recovery as we are passionate about helping people improve their emotional and social health through support services that encourage social interaction, build capacity, autonomy, independence, achieve goals and fulfil aspirations.

Primary Role

SKK provides a flexible approach to service delivery with the primary focus of the individual’s needs, a starting point of where the client is at, and ensure alignment with the client’s NDIS plan. The role entails:

• Support people with mental health needs and behaviours of concerns in line with SKK’s model of social recovery
• Support people in their homes and community to develop skills to manage the day to day tasks, including personal activities, local transportation, and travel, meal planning, and preparation, development of life skills, personal budgeting, and other activities
• Empower individuals to act, promote independence and enhance confidence
• Encourage the development of daily living skills, improve the individual’s capacity for self-care and social participation in their community
• Implement the support plan and strengthen relationships with individuals, their families, and other professionals
• Provide focused interventions, psychosocial education, and mentoring to individuals
• Cultivate a positive and supportive work environment together
• Commitment to learning and ongoing professional development and practice improvement

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications including a Certificate IV in Mental Health, psychology, social work, community development, or similar areas of social and behavioural sciences
• Experience in working with people with challenging behaviours, mental health, drug and alcohol, intellectual disability, and direct care experience.
• An understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• Complete required case notes and client reports accurately and within required timeframes
• Must hold a current Victorian Driver’s License.

• All new appointments will have a current and clear National Police Records Check, if appropriate an International Police Check, Working with Children Check, and clear Disability Exclusion Scheme Check.

A position description is attached.