Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 7th Aug 2024
- Melbourne > Heidelberg
3 days left to apply
Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.
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 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.
The Post-Discharge Peer Support Initiative (PDPSI), in partnership with the North East Area Clinical Mental Health Services (NEAMHS), enables clients with severe mental illness to receive clinical intervention, treatment and active support for recovery in a safe and supportive setting. PDPSI is a new approach to post-discharge support with recovery practice principles as a key service objective and tailored assistance from peer workers in the immediate post-discharge period to minimise risk of readmission to an inpatient unit.
We are seeking a self-motivated, compassionate Peer Practitioner for a permanent, part time (19.5 hours per week) opportunity to work alongside a close knit team in the Heidelberg area. You will utilise your lived experience of mental ill health and recovery to engage with clients providing empathetic and positive support.
To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 495358. Please contact the person below for more information.
Chris Van Saane, Service Manager - Austin Health CRP & PARC
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.
Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.
3 days left to apply