• Lead and inspire a team to support clients with mental ill health with recovery-oriented care to achieve wellbeing goals and independent living
• Fixed-term, full-time role until 28 February 2025 (with possible extension) | 5 - day roster
• Cairns Location

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. 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. 

About the role

We are seeking an empathetic, experienced Team Leader for a fixed term, full-time opportunity (with possible extension) to work alongside a caring team in the Cairns area. You will provide leadership and support a team to deliver person-centred, recovery-oriented care to clients to develop daily living and social skills, build community networks, achieve wellbeing goals and live independently in the community. The Team Leader will act as the practice lead to Community Mental Health Practitioners and Peer Practitioners providing supervision, mentoring and coaching.

About the service

The Community Care Unit (CCU) is a residential service providing intensive treatment and recovery support to help people experiencing serious mental health issues whose lives have been disrupted making living independently difficult. Clients can access staff 24/7 whilst being supported to stabilise their mental health, define recovery goals and wellbeing outcomes, build daily living skills, strengthen relationships with families and carers, develop social connections and community networks and increase capacity to live independently. The CCU service provides personalised one-to-one support, shared supports, workshops and group activities based on client’s strengths and goals as identified in their individual recovery plan.

Key responsibilities

• Coach and lead a team to deliver high quality 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.
• Lead and model effective practice to staff working with clients, provide support to families and carers, and plan and deliver group work.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the service including administration, rostering, facilitating handovers, recruitment and planning budget expenditure.
• 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.
• Able to provide a record of Vaccination Preventable Diseases or able to obtain vaccinations against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chicken Pox, Whooping Cough, Hepatitis B or other diseases as required by our Partnership with QLD Health.
• Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Experience in guiding a team to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Proven ability to effectively lead and develop a team to achieve best quality service outcomes and provide professional supervision. 

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.)
• Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), provided by Converge International, for you and your immediate family members.
• Professional development through regular supervision sessions. 

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 495560. Please contact the person below for more information.

Leonie Heness, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Reconciliation Manager

[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.