• Utilise leadership skills to inspire a team of outreach workers providing services to support client recovery and wellbeing
• Fixed term 12 month role | Full time or Part time with Company Car
• Work from Home & Gippsland 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 Early Intervention Psychological Support Response Service (EIPSRS) is an outreach service that provides a person-centred approach to recovery tailored to meet individual needs, the focus is on supporting clients to achieve their better life goals. EIPSRS is an individualised tiered outreach program of recovery support of up to 12 months to help client’s live independently and safely in the community.

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced Community Mental Health Practitioner - Lead Practitioner for a 12 month fixed term, full or part time opportunity in the Gippsland region. Working from home, you will mentor a team to provide positive support and recovery-orientated mobile services to clients, families and carers consistent with Mind’s My Better Life model. As this position requires travel within the Gippsland region a fully maintained company car is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Coach a team to deliver high quality outreach services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients to return to their community, live independently and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Provide information and mentoring to a team and clients to establish connections with families and carers, create 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 and guide therapeutic, recovery oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Ability to effectively lead and develop a team to achieve quality service outcomes and experience in the provision of professional supervision.

Benefits

• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements - opportunity to work from home.
• Monthly Rostered Day Off (full time employees only).
• Fully maintained company car for private use.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Jobs@Mind - reference number 15071.

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.