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Form of work- Part-time position (Up to 45.6 fortnightly hours)
- Competitive annual salary + Super + Salary Packaging* (to increase your take home pay)
- Located in Elizabeth with potential for flexible working
You’re welcome at RASA
Our belief in the transformative power of relationships lies at the heart of everything we do.
You will be joining an inclusive, supportive and welcoming culture. Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) Values are Diversity, Respect, Belonging and Learning and this is reflected in the way we work and treat each other. Our teams embrace people from a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, beliefs, sexual and gender identities. We understand that your relationships are important, so we believe in being flexible, where possible, to support you to balance your work and personal commitments.
Who we are looking for
To be successful in this role you will:
- Tertiary qualifications: a degree (AQF level 7) in Social Work, Psychology, or Social Sciences OR a Diploma (AQF level 5) in Counselling, Community Services, Youth work, or Mental Health with demonstrated relevant experience.
- Experience and expertise gained through previous appointments, services and/or other study related to this position.
It would be a bonus if you:
- Experience in providing Case Work and/or Case Management Services.
- Experience in delivering outreach support.
- Experience in engaging hard to reach families.
- Experience in holistic screening, assessment, referral and advocacy, case management and crisis work in the community services sector.
What you will be doing
The Family Mental Health Support Services (FMHSS) program operates within a whole-of-family context to provide early intervention support to children and young people up to the age of 18 years who are showing early signs of or are at risk of developing mental illness.
- Work with children, young people and families to identify risk factors or issues, which may lead to poor Mental Health outcomes later in life and work with the child, or young person and their family to address these issues and strengthen protective factors.
- Promote client safety through universal holistic screening and risk assessment of complex relationship and social issues utilising the Detection of Overall Risk Screen (DOORS) tool.
- Identify and respond to immediate client needs and safety issues in consultation with the Team Leader and/or Regional Manager.
- Provide responsive frontline information to client queries, advocacy and referrals where appropriate.
For more information you can read the full Position Description.
If this role is what you are looking for, we’d love to hear from you.
Enquiries: Any enquiries can be addressed to Nicole Cunningham on 0405 311 ***.
Applications close: 9am, Friday 8 March 2024.
Relationships Australia South Australia is a Child Safe and Equal Opportunity Employer
Please note that the services provided at RASA sites mean that our employees need to follow some specific requirements:
- A satisfactory DHS Working with Children Check
- A satisfactory National Criminal History Check
- Have had the three TGA approved and recognised COVID vaccine doses and provide the certificate. If you can’t comply, you are encouraged to have a confidential conversation with the hiring manager about your individual circumstances.
*How Salary Packaging can increase your take home pay
Salary packing is an entitlement granted by the Federal Government to workers in approved non-government and health organisations. Salary Packaging can increase your take home salary by creating tax free earnings. In effect, $15,899 of your wage can be paid tax free in each fringe benefit tax year. This 'tax free' amount is in addition to the tax-free threshold of $18,200 for income.
Follow the link to the Salary Packaging information provided by AccessPay, our chosen provider, to find out more.
About RASA
Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) is a not-for-profit, secular, community organisation, helping people to overcome difficulties and bring about positive change in their lives. We offer services for families, couples and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. To find out more about RASA go to rasa.org.au.
