Mental Health Outreach Worker (Part Time) - SAILS Program
Job No:
33956
Location:
Watson, Canberra
- Join a well established Not For Profit organisation really making a difference!
- Attractive remuneration circa $50,695 - $54,516 (pro rata) + super + penalty rates!
- Excellent social culture and benefits inc. Study Leave, cumulative paid Maternity Leave, early access to Long Service Leave and your birthday off, with pay!
- Part Time hours, letting you achieve your perfect work/life balance!
About the Organisation
Operating for over 50 years, CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn is a non-government Not For Profit organisation that aims to provide an equitable society where the rights, dignity and worth of all individuals are recognised and promoted.
They work to empower individuals, couples and families through high quality and accessible services along with promoting healthy inclusive communities through relationships, partnerships and collaboration.
The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn stretches from the far south cost of NSW and includes the ACT in its entirety. Within this region CatholicCare delivers services and advocacy for those less advantaged and assists people to participate in the community.
In the future, CatholicCare hopes to improve their community links and partnerships as well as expanding their service delivery to targeted NSW communities. This will include refining and documenting their strategic planning process.
About the SAILS Program
The Strength Advocacy Independence Life Skills (SAILS) Program is a mental health outreach program that provides individual support to consumers both men and women between the ages of 18 - 65 years experiencing the effects of a mental health condition, who live in the ACT. The program is funded through the ACT Government Health Directorate, Division of Metal Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services.
SAILS focuses on supporting the individual to achieve their chosen goals, with a focus on resilience and a belief in the rights and responsibilities of an individual. The programs focus is on the development of the consumers needs and a focus on the strength of a person.
About the Opportunity
CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn has a Part Time opportunity for an enthusiastic Mental Health Outreach Worker to join their team, based in Watson, Canberra.
Working as part of the SAILS Program, you'll be providing assessment, intervention and discharge planning for adults with a mental illness who are consumers of the program. Your individual duties for each consumer will be determined based on a case management / person-centred model of service delivery.
Hours will be flexible, as you work a minimum of 7 days per fortnight. You'll be working from the campus of the Australian Catholic Univervity site, with access to all facilities.
More specifically, your duties will include:
- Assisting the consumer to promote resilience and maintain mental wellbeing, reducing the incidence of crises and hospitalisations;
- Supporting consumers to access and maintain suitable housing, and develop links with and access health, education, employment, welfare and other services;
- Providing access to advocacy and information services;
- Addressing the consumer’s risk factors, and facilitating positive relationships with family carers, significant others and social contacts;
- Encouraging consumers to maintain participation in education, training or employment;
- Promoting daily living skills such as hygiene, food preparation and banking; and
- Liaising and networking with colleagues and Mental Health Workers from other organisations.
To succeed in this role you'll be a flexible team player with experience in respectfully working with adults with a mental illness. You'll hold tertiary qualifications in a relevant health / welfare field, and will have a proven background in conducting detailed assessments of clients. You'll need experience working within a case management framework to develop recovery plans, and teaching living skills which improve your consumers' independence and wellbeing.
You'll be a patient and enthusiastic individual who understands the importance of managing time effectively to meet deadlines and is able to effectively handle high pressure situations. You'll have existing knowledge of relevant agencies, resources and supports available to adults with a mental illness in the ACT, and how to link consumers to them.
All applicants must hold a current driver's licence and be willing to undertake a Criminal History Check before commencement.
Working Part Time hours, you'll be able to achieve your perfect work/life balance, and your career will benefit as well, as CatholicCare provides opportunities for ongoing study.
In return for your hard work and dedication, you will enjoy attractive remuneration as per the CatholicCare Collective Agreement circa $50,695 - $54,516 (pro rata), plus super and penalty rates where appropriate.
You'll also be rewarded with a fantastic range of benefits including early access to Long Service Leave (able to be taken after 5 years EFT), cumulative paid maternity leave and paid birthday leave!
Join this family-orientated and fun environment with an active social club and an open door management policy.
Make a real difference in the lives of people with mental illness in the Canberra area!
Please note: Applications close at 5pm on Monday 7 May 2012.