Job Summary
- Up to $38.6ph + Super + Salary packaging, leave loading and ongoing opportunities for training and development
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 12th Mar 2024
- Melbourne > Flemington
Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and peoplewho identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.
The Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) program is a collaborative service between Wellways and Melbourne Health through its division North Western Mental Health service (NWMH). The service is a step-down and step-up sub-acute mental health service for those within the catchment areas of NWMH.
PARCs are located in a community setting and provide an option for people who are becoming unwell, or who are in the early stages of recovery from an acute illness and need a short period of additional support to strengthen their gains from spending time in an inpatient setting and to consolidate their community transition and recovery treatment plans. Clinical intervention is provided to PARC through the Area Mental Health Service.
The program is staffed 24/7and includes day, afternoon and sleepover shifts.
This PARC will provide an essential service within the continuum of care that will empower and provide opportunity to people to seek mental health care and treatment that they may not receive otherwise.
Under the support and direction of the Manager, PARCand Senior Recovery Worker, the Recovery Worker will:
The PARC program forms part of the East North Westregionand works with the broader team and otherkey stakeholders in the ongoing development and effective implementation of organisational and regional strategic plans.Refer to Attachment 1 fora reference to the overall Wellways organisation structure.
For a confidential discussion about the role and the full position description, we encourage you to contact Kei Judd on 7024 7200.
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!
Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement.
If you'd like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways.