• Support Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples facing mental health challenges to live their best life and achieve independent living
• Fixed-term opportunity until 30 June 2025| Part-time 12 hours/week
• Tuesday and Thursday 1pm to 7pm
• Whadjuk & Bindjareb Nyoongar Countries, Rockingham Location

 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 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. Mind has been supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives for more than 45 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

We are seeking a resilient, compassionate Aboriginal Recovery Worker for a fixed-term, part-time (12 hours per week) opportunity to work on Whadjuk & Bindjareb Countries at the Step Up Step Down (SUSD) service. In this role, you will deliver personalised, recovery-oriented care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with mental ill health in the community. You will work closely with clients to help them achieve their recovery goals through one-on-one support, shared supports, workshops, and group facilitation, fostering personal growth, building capacity and life skills, and strengthening connections with the local community and elders.

This role is essential to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) by promoting cultural safety, building partnerships with local Aboriginal Health Services and elders, and advocating for improved services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the service

Rockingham Step-Up Step-Down (or Kwelena SUSD) residential service, delivered in partnership with Southern Metropolitan Health Service and Housing Choices, supports clients up to 30 days to transition from an acute hospital setting or prevent hospital admissions for people entering directly from the community. Clients are supported 24/7 to achieve their recovery goals, build daily living skills, strengthen relationships with families and carers, develop community networks, build confidence and capacity to live safely in the community.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high quality services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Build trusted relationships through strengths focused engagement with local communities, kinship groups and elders.
• Support clients to return to a community of their choosing, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life.
• Assist clients to reconnect or connect with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and services.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to the client’s recovery goals.

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.
• Applicant must identify as an Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander.
• Expertise in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Proven capability to plan goal- focused care and implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with local communities, elders, service providers and clinical teams.

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Ability to take days off for Ceremonial/Cultural purposes by using 3 days of personal leave entitlement and accessing up to 10 days unpaid leave
• Access to corporate health and fitness benefits.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.

Interested?

Click 'Apply Now' to apply online using reference number 495666. Online applications must be submitted by the closing date. Please contact the person below for more information.

Amy Van Leeuwen, Service Manager

Email: [email protected] using the subject line: Aboriginal Recovery Worker - Rockingham enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at [email protected] using the subject line: Aboriginal Recovery Worker - Rockingham enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, and NDIS Workers Screening.

 PD Aboriginal Recovery Worker (KSUSD) 20240927.pdf