Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 22nd Oct 2024
- Melbourne > Burnley
Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.
There is a preference for this role to be a designated Lived Experience position and welcome applications from people with a lived experience of mental health recovery and/or recovery from alcohol and drug use challenges.
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. Mind has been supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives for more than 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 Practice Development Advisor – Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals (Locals) requires the application of skills, knowledge and experience to facilitate, implement and embed best practice and quality improvement systems that align to and support the development and delivery of Minds Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals. The role will work collaboratively across the Mind-led Locals to lead and/or support the development of the Operational Manual.
This role focuses on supporting the implementation of the Locals, a key initiative from Victoria's Royal Commission to transform the mental health system. The Locals provide integrated mental health and alcohol and drug services with a 'no wrong door' approach.
We are seeking a highly motivated, compassionate Practice Development Advisor for a permanent full-time opportunity in the Burnley area, although this role will require work from Mind’s Locals sites (Melton, Dandenong, Bendigo & Echuca) In this role, you will provide expert guidance to implement and maintain consistent practice standards, meet policy and procedure compliance requirements, support workforce skills development and ensure knowledge transfer methods and models are embedded into service delivery. With hybrid working options available at times, the role will work with stakeholders to champion, facilitate and entrench best practice and improvement systems across the Locals.
To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 495709. Please contact the person below for more information:
Sandra Natale - Manager Practice Development
John Bamborough – General Manager Locals Establishment
Megan McDonald – Senior Manager Quality & Practice
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 and NDIS Workers Screening Check.
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