• Welcome, support and involve families and carers in service delivery
• Work closely with clinical partners to ensure an integrated, individualised service response to young people currently residing in a Youth residential setting.
• FT (Mon – Fri) 38 hours/week | Keep Embracing Your Success (KEYS), Dandenong and Noble Park Location

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.

Mind Australia is one of Australia’s largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives. Operating for more than 45 years and employing more than 1,300 staff around Australia, Mind is a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognising their unique ability to connect with, motivate clients, and guide recovery. 

About the role

Keep Embracing Your Success (KEYS) a multidisciplinary program for young people aged 13-16 years experiencing highly complex emotional and behavioural challenges due to adversity who are currently in, or are likely to be placed in, residential care.

We are seeking an approachable and collaborative Lead Practitioner – Family Engagement for a permanent, fulltime (38 hours per week) opportunity in the Dandenong area. You will mediate, advocate and work collaboratively with a team to enable the best outcomes for clients and ensure families and carers are included in the services provided to their loved ones. The role provides practice leadership and direction to Mind staff in the delivery of the psychosocial rehabilitation, recovery programs, support services and ensures staff are supported in their work. 

Key responsibilities

• Ensure cohesiveness in the design and delivery of services with the aim of optimising resources and improving service delivery.
• Engage and provide family engagement work where appropriate and provide support and assistance to Community Mental Health Practitioners in planning ongoing mental health support.
• Facilitate the delivery of structured family meetings.
• Support family, existing support networks and significant others to assist client through treatment using family inclusive interventions.
• Make linkages and build relationships and referral pathways to maintain or create a range of local supports for clients that facilitate them living the life of their choosing in their own community. 

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health related field as designated by Mind.
• Experience and expertise in working directly with people with mental health issues, complex needs and with their families and carers.
• Experience in the Out of Home Care Sector/Youth residential Care is desirable however not essential
• Proven capability to coach, mentor and develop a team to achieve best quality service outcomes including experience in the provision of professional supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to consult and influence peers, stakeholders and government agencies with diplomacy to achieve effective outcomes.

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.)
• Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, and Monthly Accumulated Day off (Full time employees).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
• Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.

Interested?

To apply click 'Apply Now' to visit Mind Careers - reference number 497399. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm on the closing date. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. Please contact the person below for more information.

Larissa Banic – Service Manager, Southern Region

[email protected]

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]

Position Description

 PD Lead Practitioner - Family Engagement (KEYS Anglicare).pdf

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.