Join our Team

• Coach and inspire a team to deliver holistic outreach services to clients with mental ill health supporting recovery and wellbeing
• Fixed term 6 month role | Full time with Company Car (business use only)
• Work from Home | Hawthorn & Inner Eastern Suburbs

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.

About the role

The Early Intervention Psychological Support Response Service (EIPSRS) provides a person-centered approach to recovery which is tailored to meet the needs of people living with mental ill health in the community. EIPSRS provides an individualised, tiered program of recovery support of up to 12 months delivered to clients with the level of engagement determined by their needs, services include individual support, one-on-one outreach services and group work. The services are designed to enhance recovery, achieve wellbeing goals, build capacity and life skills, maintain sustainable housing, improve relationships with families and carers, develop social and community connections, and live safely and independently in the community.

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced Lead Practitioner Working from home, you will provide practice leadership and coach a team deliver assertive person-centred outreach services to clients to achieve recovery goals, build capacity and living skills, strengthen social and community connections, maintain housing and live independently. As this position requires travel across the regional area a fully maintained company car is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Coach and mentor a team to deliver high quality outreach services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients to remain in their community, establish relationships with families and carers, build capacity and life skills, and enjoy a positive future through a staged approach to recovery.
• Provide resources and information, offer meaningful referrals, create service provider networks and develop pathways to relevant services.
• Provide practice leadership and work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
• Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Ability to develop practice, coach a team to achieve quality service outcomes and provide supervision.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.

Me you

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 496793. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Monday 16 December 2024. Please contact the person below for more information.

Glenn Chamberlain, Team Leader

glenn.chamberlain@mindaustralia.org.au     

Please note this role is open for Mind Australia employees only so do not share this information with external parties

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at hr@mindaustralia.org.au

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening.

 PD Community Mental Health Practitioner - Lead Practitioner (EIPSRS) 20230630.pdf