Mental Health Support Worker

Job no: 826878
Work type: Full time
Location: Far North
Categories: Mental Health

Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network, Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Services
Located at Whyalla
Salary $56,987 - $61,301 per annum - Ongoing Full Time - OPS2

Overview

We are seeking a passionate Mental Health Support Worker to join our team at Whyalla Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Services where you will provide non-clinical, psychosocial rehabilitation support to mental health consumers in conjunction with those services provided by the Community mental health rehabilitation service (CMHRS) team.

As the Mental Health Support Worker the tasks and duties you perform will be of a practical nature, supporting a resident’s accomplishment of their stated goals of rehabilitation and recovery. This will involve working across a range of environments to assist and support the development of the resident’s rehabilitation in partnership with their existing formal and informal networks.

Striving to improving health outcomes for consumers, their carers and families, you will establish and maintain therapeutic relationships and provide assertive psychosocial support services to both consumers and their carers. It is expected that you will respond sensitively and non-judgmentally to consumers and their families, and maintain confidentiality at all times. You will provide services that are culturally sensitive to the needs of people and enable them to make decisions concerning their mental health.

Please refer to the job pack below for a broad purpose of the Mental Health Support Worker position and qualifications.

When you join our dynamic workforce you will escape the hustle and bustle of city life and be able to take advantage of the endless possibilities for adventure relaxation, recreation and sightseeing. In The Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network, you can experience cultural diversity, outback locations and regional city conveniences, whilst working in innovative roles to improve the community's health outcomes and wellbeing.

In addition to the annual salary package, we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 826878.

Enquiries

Lauri Liney
Administration Officer
Phone: 8644 5159
E-mail: Lauri.Liney@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

12 April 2023 - 11.55PM

Attachments

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Advertised: 29 Mar 2023 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Apr 2023 Cen. Australia Standard Time