Male Recovery Support Worker

The Recovery Support Worker is instrumental in Richmond Wellbeing’s mission to providing high-quality Recovery Support services. As a Recovery Support Worker, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support consumers on their individualised recovery journey.

A Recovery Support Worker works alongside consumers in a person-centered and trauma-informed way to aid recovery, drawing on collaborative support networks. As a Recovery Support Worker, you will be responsible for encouraging and supporting a healthy lifestyle, which includes supporting consumers to access clinical and non-clinical supports, increasing and improving community access, developing and enhancing skills, and facilitating recovery groups.

The Recovery Support Worker will work in conjunction with each consumer's Key Worker and develop individualised Recovery Support plans.

Other responsibilities include

• Work alongside residents to identify individualised recovery goals
• Work with key workers and the broader team to support the implementation of Recovery Support Plans.
• Provide psychosocial support to residents residing within the residential service
• Support the resident to access the community in a way that is meaningful to them.
• Collaborate with resident’s external supports to ensure a holistic approach is taken to recovery
• Promote a healthy lifestyle
• Facilitate recovery groups and recovery programs.
• Support people to navigate mental distress
• Family members, carers and people of significance to the person as identified are included as directed by the individual
• Addressed all critical incidents according to RW’s policy and procedures

This position is full time working 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

Please Note: the requirement for a Male Recovery Support Worker is inherent to the position due to the specific needs of our clients. 

Peel, and Rockingham, Kwinana Service is a 10-bed service located across the Peel and Rockingham area. Not staffed 24/7 residents must be able to maintain a level of independence in the community. Residents are required to actively participate in creating their recovery plans, under the guidance and support of a Recovery Worker. Staff schedule times to attend throughout the week, providing psychosocial support. Residents must show a willingness to participate in social, recreational, and educational activities.

To be considered for this role, you will possess;

• A minimum Cert IV in Community Services or Mental Health.
• Experience in working in mental health or community service setting. 
• An understanding of trauma-informed practice 
• Demonstrated experience in working as part of a team.
• Lived experience of mental health recovery or as family members of people with a lived experience of recovery is desirable.
• A valid First Aid Certificate
• A current satisfactory Police Clearance; and
• A current WA driver’s license.

Richmond Wellbeing is a leading WA mental health organisation, providing recovery-focused, community-based residential and outreach services for adults and young people. We support people experiencing mental distress to develop the confidence and skills to live their lives, employing evidence-based practice to support recovery and well-being. 

We welcome diversity in our workforce, including people with lived experience of mental distress and disability. We employ staff from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

We were the first organisation in WA to achieve Rainbow Tick accreditation.

We have worked closely with Elders Uncle Albert McNamara, Aunty Irene McNamara, Uncle Peter Wilkes, and Aunty Sandra Wilkes to strengthen ties with the Aboriginal community and ensure that our services are culturally secure.   

The benefits of working for Richmond Wellbeing 

Our exciting and rewarding careers offer: 

• Excellent work-life balance in a supportive environment. 
• Salary packaging up to $18,640 which allows you to pay approved expenses from your salary before tax, you pay less tax, and your take-home pay increases. 
• Four weeks annual leave plus leave loading 17.5%, with an opportunity to purchase additional leave (conditions apply). 
• Two additional leave days, birthday, and wellbeing leave, per calendar year. 
• Long service leave benefits after 5 years’ service. 
• Opportunities for training, development, and advancement. 
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 

How to apply 

If this is something that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you! 

Please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing how your skills and experience meet the key attributes of the role and click the “Apply for this job” button. 

Have questions? 

All inquiries for this position can be sent to our People & Capability team at ***********@rw.org.au 

Before an offer of employment can be made, Richmond Wellbeing requires a National Police Clearance no older than 6 months. 

Richmond Wellbeing reserves the right to close this position prior to the closing date. 

Applications are shortlisted as they are received, please apply as soon as possible to be considered.