Outreach Fieldworker (Mental Health)
Job No:
98002
Location:
Perth
- Bring your knowledge of recovery-oriented services to this rewarding opportunity!
- Join a well-credentialed, national organisation dedicated to providing successful mental wellbeing programs!
- Enjoy an attractive starting base of $60,000 PLUS super, access to a work vehicle, generous 5 week leave entitlements & more!
About Grow National
Grow is a national organisation that has helped tens of thousands of Australians recover from mental illness through a unique program of mutual support and personal development. Established in Sydney in 1957, the organisation's founders were drawn together by their first-hand experience of mental illness. The wisdom they gained in helping each other to overcome life’s challenges and recover from mental illness was carefully recorded and forms the basis of the unique Grow Program.
Non-clinical group meetings (facilitated by a seasoned, recovering member) are held weekly, where members can share challenges encountered in everyday life, and find support from others who have experienced similar challenges. These meetings create an opportunity to learn from shared experiences and allow members to find a sense of community and belonging during their journey to bettering their mental health.
The 60 staff and over 400 volunteers at Grow share a mission to provide proven mutual help and peer support based mental health recovery and education programs for individuals, families and communities, in a range of settings, using contemporary means, to achieve and maintain good mental health and life skills.
Grow has won a number of awards, including the NSW Government Mental Health Matters award this year.
For more information, visit GROW's website here.
Your New Career
Grow now has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Fieldworker to join their team, delivering outreach services to Perth's Suburbs, as well as remote regions.
Your primary purpose in this position will be to support people with a mental illness to recover through the use of the Grow Program.
More specifically, your key duties will include:
- Establishing new Mutual Help Support Groups;
- Promoting and marketing Grow Groups, and establishing referrals;
- Carrying out performance reporting for the region;
- Ensuring compliance of Mutual Help Support Groups to the Program blueprint;
- Supporting, empowering and inspiring Grow clients; and
- Contributing constructively and respectfully to local teams.
About You
Grow is on the lookout for a flexible and adaptable individual who has experience working with people who have a mental illness. As you'll be working within a non-clinical framework, knowledge of and experience with recovery orientated mental health services will be essential; you'll understand how to assist people to take charge of their own lives. A minimum Cert IV in Mental Health, Community Services, Community Development or higher is required.
Demonstrated experience in planning and executing services delivery will be crucial to your success - you'll be able to look at your month ahead, make a plan around what needs to be done, and then carry it out accordingly. Although initial training is provided, Grow is after someone who can learn quickly and hit the ground running with expanding services!
Your demonstrated capacity for resourcefulness, self-motivation and independent decision making will be pivotal to your success, as will your exceptional communication skills, including your ability to effectively manage relationships with other service providers and key stakeholders.
Although not essential, the following will be highly regarded:
- Tertiary qualifications in community services, business, health promotions or related
- Cert IV in Training and Assessing
- Grant writing experience
Please Note: Suitable candidates must hold or be willing to obtain a Police Check, Driver's License and First Aid Certificate.
Remuneration & Rewards
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-credentialed national organisation, in a role where you will experience real job satisfaction every day. Upon joining Grow, you'll be welcomed into a caring and sharing community, working within a close-knit team who enjoy team-building 'staff together' days.
With a commitment to staff development, you'll also benefit from opportunities to attend training sessions relevant to your role. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to extend your scope of work, exploring other areas of interest within the organisation if desired.
For your hard work and dedication, you will be rewarded with an attractive starting base of $60,000 (commensurate with experience and qualifications), plus super and a range of benefits including:
- Salary sacrificing options to increase your take-home pay;
- Generous leave entitlements (5 weeks' annual leave & 3 additional days over Christmas!);
- Access to a work vehicle with personal use options; and
- Flexible work environment - ensuring a great work/life balance.
Over the next few years Grow Western Australia will be expanding its mental health programs as part of the new strategic plan 2018-2021. You could be part of this transformational change.
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to truly make a difference - Apply Now!