For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

• Casual Position
• Classification: SCHADS Level 4 with an hourly rate of $53.90 - $58.00 p/h including casual loading + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Head to Health, Penrith, Hawkesbury and Liverpool NSW

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life - and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different life goals, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life on their terms.

We're proud to support 30,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

• Connecting
• Collaborating
• Learning
• Belonging

About your new role

The Community Engagement Officer is a multi-site role and supports Neami's approach to co-design, community collaboration and partnerships with local communities, mental health, and community organizations. It is responsible for raising awareness of mental health challenges and psychosocial distress as well as the Head to Health Service delivered by Neami in Penrith, Hawkesbury and Liverpool. This includes, but is not limited to, attending, and running community events, localised relationship development in the Nepean Blue Mountains and South Western regions and increased referrals to the services.

The Community Engagement Officer coordinates all activities related to our Community Governance Committees, including coordinating work as delegated by the Chairs & the SMO. The Community Engagement Officer is responsible for the coordination of the recruitment of members, report writing for submission to the Committee and liaison with all members off session.

The position is directly responsible for the awareness and promotion of the Neami National culture of service delivery. The Community Engagement Officer ensures that the best interests of Neami, stakeholder partners and consumers and their family/friend are represented fairly and accurately in public interactions and communications. Thismeans that community-based campaigns are carried out in a consistent, timely and efficient manner. The Community Engagement Officer actively supports the State Leadership Team and their staff to deliver quality services in line with Neami's values, while building and maintaining local area partnerships. The role also promotes and fosters a culture that supports Neami's mission and vision, including the Neami Reconciliation Action Plan priority areas and activities in NSW.

What will Neami offer

• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance

What you will bring to the role

Essential

• Significant relevant experience, skills and/or tertiary qualifications in social sciences, governance, community engagement, stakeholder management or communications,
• Experience working with community groups and organisations, particularly in the mental health sector,
• Well-developed and proven written and verbal skills, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills,
• Highly developed consultation and interpersonal skills including ability to build influential and productive working relationships with stakeholders,
• Proven ability to liaise effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds,
• Demonstrated experience in planning and coordinating activities across a broad range of contemporary community engagement methods,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
• High level Microsoft skills,
• Knowledge of the mental health and/or community services sector in Australia,
• Current Working With Children Check,
• Up to date Australian Police Check,
• A valid Australian Driver's License.

Desirable

• Demonstrated experience in collaborating and influencing stakeholders to deliver solutions in a complex working environment,
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team and across multiple projects,
• Digital media knowledge and skills.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
• Current Australian drivers licence and access to a car

How to Apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the attached position description (please select paperclip icon).

To apply for this position, please:

• Click the 'Apply Now' button where you will need to create a username and password
• Upload your resume and cover letter

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked). Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami

If you have any further questions regarding this role which are not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Lina Nador | Senior Manager Operations | [email protected] using the subject line: Community Engagement Officer - Penrith / Hawkesbury / Liverpool enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Be Yourself -Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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