Intake Assessment Worker - NDIS Access Project
Neami National, Australia

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

Position details

• Full Time or Part Time (0.8 FTE) Permanent Position
• Classification:Consumer Service DeliveryLevel 3 with a salary range of$82,123 - $88,367per annum pro rata + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year.
• Location: Fairfield VIC 3078 (Hybrid working model)

About Neami National

We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life and we give our all to support people to achieve the wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

For some people this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it might mean nurturing relationships, and for others, it could be building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different goals for their own life, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life, on their terms.

We are proud to support 32,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer more than 70 services, over 49 different Indigenous lands, across the nation. These include mental health and wellbeing supports, housing and suicide prevention services.

About your new role

The NDIS Access project team workers assist participants to test their eligibility to access the NDIS. The project is a time limited initiative which will assist hard to engage people with severe mental illness and substantial, enduring psychosocial disability who meet the disability, age and residency requirements of the NDIS to collect and collate the evidence they need to make an NDIS access request. This project is an initiative of the Victorian Government and will be delivered by the Mental Health Community Support Service (MHCSS) Intake service until June 30, 2024.

The NDIS Access project team workers will assess the need for supports such as intensive specialist mental health screening and perform risk assessments, including arranging referrals to crisis intervention services, where necessary. They will carry out assessment of the needs of the individual and provide the individual with the necessary information of the sorts of services available to support their identified needs and the possible waiting times for services and support programs.

The NDIS Access project teamwork as part of a collaborative team approach, supported by regular opportunities to reflect upon their practice and access comprehensive training and development.

What will Neami offer in return?

• Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave,an Accrued Day Off each month (For Full Time Only), Gratis Leave and Wellness Leave
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor.
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar -providingholistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family.
• Flexible work arrangements areavailable for maintaining your work-life balance.

What you will bring to the role

• 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
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust to deal with sensitive and diffiicult situations in a diplomatic manner

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) disclosable outcomes considered.
• Current Working with Children Checkrequired 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 job advertisementor position description, please contact:

Damian Medley Service Manager Intake Fairfield,

Applications Close:Thursday 30 November 2023

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