• Do you have experience providing support and case coordination to people with severe mental health issues in their recovery?
• Do you want to make a difference to people in crisis by supporting them to build their capacity to improve their health and wellbeing?
• Are you interested in working on a new program for a leading community organisation with a great reputation for innovation and impact?

YFS is looking for a part time Mental Health Support and Advocacy Worker for our Home and Healthy program.

Home and Healthy is a Psychosocial Support Program delivered in partnership between YFS, Micah and IUIH. YFS covers the Logan and Beaudesert areas. The program supports participants who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and experiencing severe mental illness with reduced psychosocial functioning.

You’ll be part of a small team providing person-centred, recovery focused, practical, flexible support. You will support participants to identify and develop recovery goals, to connect with other clinical and non-clinical services and to build their capacity for improving and maintaining their health and wellbeing. You’ll also assist participants and collaborate with housing providers to resolve tenancy issues and/or address homelessness.

About the job

• Role location: Slacks Creek, with travel across Logan and Beaudesert
• Role type: Part-time Permanent 53 hours/fortnight
• Pay range: $85,393 - $97,689 (pro rata) a year based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available

You will need:

• Experience working with people experiencing mental illness with complex needs using recovery-orientated practice
• Demonstrated engagement and interpersonal skills, particularly with those in crisis and who are at risk of homelessness
• Knowledge of disadvantage, poverty, health inequities, mental illness, homelessness, and complexity in our community
• Willingness to engage in a “whatever it takes approach” with individuals with significant needs (within service and ethical guidelines).

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us, ideally you will bring the following: a client focus, resilience, flexibility, inclusiveness, a collaborative spirit, and cultural awareness.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people living in the Logan and surrounding area. And we want our staff to thrive, too so we offer great opportunities to develop your career.

We’re serious about your professional development. Half of our managers have been employed from within. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

We know that a happy workplace thrives. We recognise that staff have their own needs, so we encourage you to bring the entire you to work. Depending on your role, we support a number of flexible work arrangements.

Also, we offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax) and counselling support.

To find out more about working with us, head to www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us.

Interested?

Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at www.yfs.org.au/application-process.

Submit your application by clicking Apply Now.

Contact Astrid Gray 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

Interviews will be scheduled on the 12th November 2024.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.