ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION

Raising Minds Ltd is profit for purpose organisation. Our leadership and staff teams all have a lived experience of caring for a family member with a mental health condition.

Our vision is that children and young people with complex mental health issues, and their parents, families, kin, friends and supporters, are able to access the right support, at the right time in the right place. The best possible education, employment, financial and social outcomes for children and young people with complex mental health issues, and their families.

Our mission is to ensure children and young people with complex mental health issues, and their parents, families, kin, friends and supporters, are able to regain the best possible health and wellbeing so they can begin to thrive again, connected within their local communities.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Team Leader is responsible for leading the delivery of the Resilience in Reach statewide workshops, implementing the online peer network framework and ensuring the referral system to the peer network is developed and implemented. Resilience in Reach is a 3-year project funded through the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building program via Department of Social Services.

Raising Minds Ltd is working in partnership with Parent to Parent Association Qld Inc to deliver Resilience in Reach. The Project will operate from July 1 2024 to June 30, 2027.

Resilience in Reach is designed to bridge these gaps by supporting families, carers and kin as the primary foundations for children and young people with complex mental health needs.

Through this project, we aim to:

• Strengthen family units to provide stable and nurturing environments.
• Help families and young people navigate complex systems, including disability, health, and community services.
• Reduce stigma and barriers, while promoting inclusion and understanding.

To ensure maximum reach and inclusion, Resilience in Reach will offer:

• Face-to-face workshops tailored to specific communities.
• An online community for ongoing support and connection.
• Self-help online modules that are accessible anytime, anywhere.

ABOUT YOU

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including problem-solving, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge and/or experience of the mental health clinical and community sectors, including hospital mental health wards, child and youth and adult community mental health services, Primary Health Networks, Head to Health, and mental health intake, assessment, and referral services.
• Lived experience of being a parent, carer or kin of a child or young person with complex mental health condition and understanding of the journey and its impact on the individual, families, workplaces, friends and communities.
• Experience in workshop design and delivery including facilitation and engagement of workshop participants.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field relating to social service delivery, community advocacy or mental health.
• Valid Queensland’s Working with Children Check (Blue Card) or ability to obtain one upon commencement of employment.

Applicants with experience in the following will be highly regarded;

• Relevant Team Leader, Management or Leadership experience of up to 5yrs + ;
• Project Management skills;
• Sound knowledge of self-advocacy, healthcare rights and human rights in the context of mental health within Australia.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

• Passionate and Community Oriented Team Culture
• Five weeks annual leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Peer Training and Development
• Newly refurbished Office Space
• Flexible working arrangements
• Inner City Car Park Included
• Close to Park Rd cafes and restaurants
• Milton Railway Station 400m

A position description is attached.