Lead Practitioner

• Coach and inspire a team to deliver holistic outreach services to clients with mental ill health supporting recovery and wellbeing
• Permanent role | Full time with Company Car
• Work from Home & Bendigo Location

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.

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 45 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

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 Community Mental Health Practitioner - Lead Practitioner for a permanent, full time opportunity to work in the Bendigo area. 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.

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, childcare, car-leasing expenses etc.)
• Generous leave entitlements including 8 weeks paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, and Monthly Accumulated Day off (Full time employees).
• Learning, development and career opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online visit Mind Careers - reference number 494846. Online applications must be submitted by 11pm Monday 18 March 2024. Please contact the person below for more information.

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.

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