• Provide essential support + service to consumers within Uniting’s Mental health programs  
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• Part-time (53.2 hours per fortnight), Maximum term until 30/06/2025, based in Horsham

About the opportunity

As the Mental Health Wellbeing Worker, you will provide an outcome-focused, time-limited mental health recovery modelled service delivery. Through individual program planning, you will support consumer’s lifestyle choices and assist in developing skills and strategies to manage their mental health, access community resources, enhance their everyday living skills, and to achieve their mental health and wellbeing goals.

The role extends support across all Mental Health programs, catering to diverse age groups based on individual program requirements.

Click here to view the Position Description.

What’s on offer

In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.

Paid parental leave for up to 10 weeks. 

10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About you

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A degree level qualification in Social Work, OT, Counselling, Nursing, Psychology, or equivalent (desirable)
• A certificate IV in Mental Health and/or Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Peer work, Community Services, Youth Work or equivalent
• Sound discipline knowledge, including the underlying principles of mental health recovery support, gained through experience, education and/or training.
• Knowledge of the statutory requirements related to community mental health support services.
• Experience working with people with mental health and/or Alcohol and other Drug issues.
• Demonstrated experience/demonstrated ability working with Youth (preferred).

How to apply

Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please provide an introduction letter and address Key selection criteria.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you’ve questions about the opportunity, please contact Tanya Aschenbrenner– Team Leader on 0418 726 840 (During business hours) or Michelle Freeman – Senior Manager on 0458 208 833 (during business hours)

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.