• Encourage clients with mental ill health to enjoy relaxing enriching recovery retreat experiences in scenic locations
• Casual roles with Hourly Rate + 25% Loading | Weekday shifts with some overnight stays
• Melbourne Metro & Regional Locations

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 Recovery Retreats service is a short stay residential program funded by an individual’s NDIS package that supports clients with psychosocial disability to participate in a purposeful, relaxing break from normal daily routines in a scenic environment.

Recovery Retreats will provide personalised one-to-one support, shared supports and group activities based on client’s strengths and goals as identified in their individual recovery plan.

The service will ensure clients enjoy a positive retreat experience, empowered to try new things, build a sense of community and contribute to the co-design and co-production of various activities.

Clients are supported on their recovery journey and encouraged to build daily living skills, strengthen relationships with families and carers, enhance social connections and community networks, develop confidence and increase capacity to live safely in the community. 

We are seeking compassionate, self-motivated Community Mental Health Practitioner - Recovery Retreats for causal opportunities to work weekday shifts with overnight stays (up to 3 nights) in scenic locations across the Melbourne metropolitan and regional areas.

You will provide positive enriching retreat experiences and deliver person-centred, recovery-orientated services to encourage clients to try new things, participate in activities, build resilience and life skills, develop social and community connections, and increase capacity to live independently.

As this position requires travel across the metropolitan and regional area paid expenses, transport and accommodation is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients to remain in their community, enjoy purposeful retreat experiences, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Provide information and mentoring to clients to establish relationships with families and carers, create community networks and access to relevant services.
• Plan and deliver group programs that aid clients to build their skills and focus on recovery.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Relevant experience in facilitating group activities for clients experiencing mental ill health.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900pa.
• Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle!
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 493415. 

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.