Support Coordination/Recovery Coach
Job No:
ODMH300
Location:
Nowra
- SCHCADS Level 4 with NFP generous salary packaging
- Fulltime/ Part time option
One Door Mental Health (ODMH) is a leading for-purpose service provider for people living with mental illness, their families, and carers.
About the Position
The NDIS aims to give people with disability better access to personalised, high quality, and innovative supports and services. A specific focus is to enhance the independence, social, and economic participation of people with disability and their carers. The NDIS uses a person-centered approach that aims to increase choice and control.
The Support Coordinator/Recovery Coach will work with consumers to support the implementation of their NDIS plan. This includes assisting the consumer to locate the services and supports that they require to meet the goals in their plan and to maintain their linkages to other services including housing, health, and education. The Support Coordinator will also assist consumers with budgeting funds and navigating the various NDIS systems.
Your key skills and experience
1. Ability to exercise personal responsibility and take initiative
2. Demonstrate values consistent with person-centered ways of working and supporting the consumers choice and control
3. Relevant tertiary qualifications in mental health, health or welfare degree, or Cert IV in mental health and substantial years of relevant experience, or equivalent level of expertise attained through previous employment, service, and study.
4. Minimum 3 years work experience in a mental health environment and a thorough understanding of recovery-oriented principles in the mental health setting
5. High level of skills in communication, liaising, and negotiation
6. Ability to organise and priorities work, while managing competing demands and tight deadlines
Desirable
- Experience in working with staff and volunteers with a lived experience
- An understanding of trauma-informed practice
- An understanding of the importance of working collaboratively with carers and families
A copy of the position description can be viewed here.
Values Alignment
Our values are integral to everything that we are as an organisation and how we interact with each other and the people we support. As you consider whether this role is for you, please take some time to reflect on your own values and One Door’s values. Click here to view our values ASPIRE to work out if they resonate with you.
Your application for this position will require for you to have a Police Check (verified in the last 6 months), a current Working with Children's Check and an application in process for the NDIS Worker Screening clearance at Service NSW.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a team within an organisation that is purpose and values driven. For any further question please reach out - recruitment@onedoor.org.au
One Door Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.