About Us:

We’re here to Stride. It’s an exciting time to be part of Stride. You may have noticed we’ve changed our name from Aftercare to Stride.

We began simply to help people find a place to live and work, now we’re leaders in early childhood intervention and working to expand our youth and adult specialist services. That’s meant our brand has evolved too.

Stride reflects our focus on the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions – building on the work we do with families and communities to roll out more evidence-based services.

On offer:

• Full-time & Fixed-term (9 month maternity leave cover)
• Based in Maitland
• Paying Schads Level 3 plus super
• Plus Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free!)
• Plus Meals & entertainment allowance (up to $2,650)
• Leaving loading at 17.5%
• Paid parental leave
• Company rewards scheme
• Flexible working conditions
• Excellent training and development

Role overview:

• Provide regular, flexible, low level non-clinical support to service users, and assist them to review their needs and resources, monitor activities identified in client Support Plans.
• Enable clients to achieve independence as far as possible in all areas of their life by providing appropriate information, opportunity, training and support
• Routinely perform Outcome Measures, and other data collection.
• Effective use of Supportability including self-management of rosters, record time and sign off of client activity, input journal entries and case notes. 
• Provide support (that is sensitive, client focused and community orientated), advocacy and information to our clients with the use of the recovery process
• Attendance and participation in Communities of Practice, professional development and Critical incident management activities.

Requirements:

• Minimum of a Cert IV in a Community services related discipline (ideally a completed degree or Diploma)
• Experience, skills and knowledge in working with people experiencing mental illness
• Understanding of and ability to apply the principles of a recovery-oriented, person-centered, and strengths-based approach to service delivery
• Ability to implement and facilitate capacity building activities with participants
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently
• Capacity to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team across a range of organisations
• Current driver's licence with a good driving history and a registered, well maintained vehicle that is available to be used for the purposes of this role.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Apply now!

To apply complete the online application form, attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the available role.

Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt.