• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Full-time | Ongoing position | Based in St.Kilda
  
• Opportunity to work across a 24/7 roster

About the opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health worker to join Uniting in this newly created role within a Supported Independent Living (SIL) service based in St Kilda. 

Based on psychosocial principles and the recovery model, the service offers a 15-bed residence staffed 24-hours per day, 7-days per week, on a long-term basis for participants of the program.

Working alongside a team of mental health workers, you will provide support to participants who have an experience of mental illness and associated psychiatric disability to live independently in a community residential setting. The provision of one-on-one support and group work facilitation will support participants to achieve their recovery goals, as aligned with their NDIS goals.

As the Senior Support Worker, you will be working in conjunction with the Team Leader in the development and management of residential rosters and providing your colleagues with secondary consultation to resolve complex participant issues. In addition, you will support the Team Leader in operationalising the recently introduced NDIS model.

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About you

With a background in Community Mental Health, you have extensive experience in working with complex needs clients in mental health and alcohol and other drugs.

Further, you possess strong skills in and knowledge of Mental Health in the Social Model of Health, and you hold competencies in dual diagnosis.

Experience in a Senior position, providing secondary consultation and support, is preferred.

Relevant tertiary qualification in Mental Health and/or Welfare is required.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, find out more or apply today. Please upload the following as part of your application:

• Cover Letter
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
• Address the core selection criteria mentioned in the position description)

Get in touch

Janet Charalambakis, Senior Manager -Services

T: 03 9692 9500

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

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