“Full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society”

• Allied Health Worker - Occupational Therapist - STEPMI - Geelong

About the role

• Part Time position (0.8FTE negotiable)
• Maximum Term Contract until 30 June 2019 (with possible extension)
• Geelong location, however will be required to work mobile across the Geelong Otway catchment
• Above Award Salary: Health Professional Employee Level 2, HPSS Award 2010 - $78,000 pa pro rata ($39.47 per hour)

STEPMI (Services and Treatment for Enduring and Persistent Mental Illness) is a new Neami service located in Geelong covering the LGA’s of Greater Geelong, Queenscliff, Surf Coast, Colac Otway and Golden Plains. As an Allied Health Worker – Occupational Therapist you will engage with clients, clinicians, and the consumer’s treatment team, their family, friends and carers to provide high quality assessments and interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for clients. In this role, there is a strong focus on fostering trust and delivering clinical treatment planning, care co-ordination and one on one interventions.

Core duties

• Working collaboratively with consumers and their families
• Coordinate client therapeutic interventions by formulating shared treatment plans
• Maintain records and resources
• Engage consumers and develop trusting and professional relationships

• Support the continuity of client care and information flow between consumers, staff and external workers and agencies.

• Collect, collate and maintain data on consumer contact

What will you bring to the role?

• Relevant clinical experience working within a rehabilitation/recovery setting
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues relevant to people with mental illness living in the community
• Demonstrated skills in the provision of high quality assessments and interventions
• Ability and willingness to work effectively as part of a team, to meet program goals and objectives
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with a range of evidence-based treatments including CBT, DBT and ACT desirable

Mandatory requirements:

• AHPRA Registration
• Accreditation (or working towards accreditation) by Occupational Therapy Australia as having a minimum of two years’ experience in mental health.
• Current Working with Children Check
• Australian Working Rights
• Drivers licence
• Police check (refer to PD) – disclosable outcomes considered

About Neami National

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

In our most recent Staff Engagement Survey, 89% of our Staff recommend Neami as a great place to work, with 87% of staff proud to say they work for Neami.

“Neami’s been amazing for career development. I’ve gone through several different types of roles and positions. Over the last 11 years there have been so many opportunities to engage with, and the organisation really supports people to do that”

We acknowledge Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the Traditional Custodians of the land we work on and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that their sovereignty was never ceded. Neami National is committed to cultivating inclusive environments for staff, consumers and carers. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We are an environmentally conscious organisation.

Incentives include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Induction and extensive Learning and Development Program
• Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses
• Excellent conditions including paid parental leave, a monthly accrued day off, generous long service leave, wellness and gratis leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

A full position description is available below.