Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker (Casual) - HASI
Neami National, Australia

We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.

About the Role

• Casual Position
• Classification: Consumer Service Delivery 2 with an hourly rate of $45.05 - $48.30 (including Casual Loading) + Superannuation
• Location: Central Coast, Tuggerah

About Neami National

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

Overview of the position

The Housing and Support Initiative Program (HASI) and Together Home Program (THP) offer flexible, community-based outreach support to consumers so they can better engage with their own psychological recovery journey, enhance physical health and wellbeing, and participate in their community of choice. These programs also support people when admitted into hospital to plan transition back to their homes.

Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers (CRSW) will provide a range of support to consumers in line with the Collaborative Relational Practice model (CRP), supporting consumers to engage in their own personal and unique journey and develop new skills, social connections and improve their wellbeing by engaging with them as fellow persons.

You will work closely with other community partner organisations to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to consumers.

What you will bring to the role?

• Experience in Outreach work
• Demonstrate integrity, credibility and foster open communication
• Positively listens and consults with others to proactively address conflict
• Demonstrates an interest and understanding of others and relates well to people at all levels
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ability to reflect and handle feedback well and learn from it
• Formal qualifications in mental health highly desirable

• Experience in the homelessness sector an advantage

What will Neami offer in return?

• Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor, with access to discipline specific external supervision
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development Programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar - access a holistic health and wellness offering of supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Work flexibility arrangements available for maintaining your work-life balance

What the role requires:

• National Criminal History Check (Police check) disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
• Current Drivers licence
• Australian Working Rights

How to apply:

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description.

If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

Peter Lewis, Acting Service Manager:

Applications Close: 13 August 2023

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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