Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 5th Dec 2024
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 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 and motivate clients and guide recovery.
The Early Intervention Psychological Support Response Service (EIPSRS) provides a person-centred approach to recovery which is tailored to meet the needs of people living with mental ill health in the community. EIPSRS provides an individualised, tiered program of recovery support of up to 12 months delivered to clients with the level of engagement determined by their needs, services include individual support, one-on-one outreach services and group work. The services are designed to enhance recovery, achieve wellbeing goals, build capacity and life skills, maintain sustainable housing, improve relationships with families and carers, develop social and community connections, and live safely and independently in the community.
We are seeking an empathic, self-motivated Peer Practitioner. Working from home, you will utilise your lived and living experience of mental ill health and recovery to deliver assertive person-centred outreach services to clients to achieve their recovery goals, build capacity and living skills, strengthen social and community networks, maintain housing and live independently. As this position requires travel across the regional area a fully maintained company car is provided.
To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 496872. Please contact the person below for more information.
Steve Hampton, Service Manager
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]
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.
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