• Provide holistic support to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples with mental health challenges to live their best life
• Fixed term 6 month role | Part time 15 hours/week
• Shoalwater/ Rockingham Location

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 40 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the role

The Rockingham Sub-Acute Short Stay service is residential service delivered in partnership with Southern Metropolitan Health Service and Access Housing. The service offers short term, recovery-focused residential care for people who are either leaving acute mental health care or who would benefit from 24 hour support to avoid hospital admission. The focus is on recovery, promoting self-education and linkages to the community to support individuals and their families heal from the effects that mental health issues can have on people’s lives.

We are seeking a compassionate, self-motivated Aboriginal Recovery Worker for a 6 month fixed term, part time (15 hours per week) opportunity in the Shoalwater/ Rockingham area. Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, you be integral in delivering person-centred, recovery oriented supports and ensuring an individual’s identified goals and aspirations align are met.

Key responsibilities

• Support clients by delivering high quality services and facilitating positive educational and social experiences.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
• Build trust through strengths focused engagement including building relationships with local communities, kinship groups and elders.
• Provide consultation to the team and stakeholders to raise awareness of health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Assist clients to reconnect or connect with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and services.

What you’ll bring

• No minimum qualification required but a Tertiary qualification (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health related field is desirable.
• Expertise in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with mental health issues who have complex needs and strong experience interacting with communities, families and carers.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with agencies, clinical providers, local communities and elders.
• Understanding of the link between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes, homelessness and mental health.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle!
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Jobs@Mind - reference number 14821. 

*NB: This position is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants only, as Mind Australia considers that being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for the position under Section 50(d) of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1984 (WA).

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived experience of mental ill-health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds. The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.