• Support Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples with mental ill health in a recovery-orientated program that empowers individuals to live their best life
• Permanent role | Part time 30 hours/week, 24/7 Rotating Roster
• Cairns 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 Community Care Units (CCU) program provides intensive treatment and recovery support in a residential setting (up to two years) to help people stabilise their mental health and gain the skills necessary to move back into the community. Clients are provided care by a 24/7 clinical team and Mind staff who focus on supporting development of social and daily living skills as well as building confidence to live independently.

We have a permanent, part time (30 hours per week) opportunity for self-motivated, compassionate Community Mental Health Practitioner - Cultural to work on a 24/7 rotating roster in the Cairns area. Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, you be integral in delivering person-centred, recovery oriented supports and ensuring identified goals and aspirations align with an individual’s plan.

Key responsibilities

• Provide targeted and integrated case managed responses to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients with flexible outreach.
• Support clients by delivering high quality service and facilitating positive educational and social experiences.
• Build trust through strengths focused engagement including building relationships with local communities, kinship groups and with 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

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Able to provide a record of Vaccination Preventable Diseases or able to obtain vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chicken Pox, Whooping Cough, Hepatitis B or other diseases as required by our Partnership with QLD Health.
• Expertise in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with mental health issues who have complex needs and strong experienced 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.
• Generous annual leave loading benefits.
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Jobs@Mind by clicking Apply Now - reference number 14674.

*NB: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 7 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) for the purposes contained in Section 25 of that Act. The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants.

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.