Our vision is full citizenship for all people living with mental health challenges in Australia
About the Role
- Full Time or Part Time (0.8 FTE) Permanent
- Classification: Health Professional Award 2020 Level 2 or Nurses Award 2020 Level 2 with a salary range of $83,584 - $93,524 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
- Salary Packaging 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: Geelong, VIC
- Generous above award pays and entitlements (see details below)
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.
We have been providing mental health support for over 30 years. We were founded on an alliance between professionals, individuals, and ther families. Collaborative recovery remains at the heart of who we are today.
About your new role
As a Mental Health/AOD Clinician, you will have a background in and be registered as an Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, or Psychologist including registration and mental health accreditation with the relevant accreditation body in your field. If this accreditation has not yet been achieved, it is expected that this would be achieved within one year of working in the service.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary recovery-focused team providing high quality support to consumers of the Regional Care Partnership (RCP) Service. You will work in close collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team inclusive of Aboriginal amp; Torres Strait Islander health practitioners, a specialist family clinician, a nurse practitioner, care coordinators, specialist LGBTQI+, AOD, and mental health peer support workers.
What will Neami offer in return?
- Generous leave entitlements including 13 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks paid partner leave, 2 days wellbeing leave, 2 days additional carers leave, and 3 days compassionate per occasion
- Access to paid study leave and discipline specific paid external supervision
- Professional development through regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor, with access to discipline specific external supervision
- Oingoing extensive in-house Learning and Development Programs to encourage learning and skill bulding.
- 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 you will bring to the role?
- Formal tertiary qualification in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
- Proven clinical experience to apply evidence-based interventions including understanding of theoretical concepts within mental health and AOD sciences and their application to mental health and AOD issues and problems.
- Experience working as a member of a multi- disciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation
- Experience working across a range of Commonwealth and State funded mental health/AOD programs and ensuring program implementation in line with funding requirements and contracts
- Demonstrated ability to form and nurture partnerships with government and non-government mental health, AOD, emergency and community service providers
What the role requires:
- National Criminal History Check (Police check) disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
- Curretn AHPRA or AASW or AASW Registration
- Current Drivers licence
- Australian Working Rights
- As part of Neami’s condition of employment you will need to provide appropriate evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (having received three doses) to Neami National.
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:
Rebecca Harvey, Regional Manager VIC Housing and Psychosocial Support Region
0456 148 570,
Applications Close: Sunday 23 April 2023
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