Job description
- Make a significant impact on homelessness by providing clients with safe sustainable housing and wellbeing supports
- Fixed term 4 month role tendersglobal.net Part time 19 hours/week with Company Car
- WFH and Barwon
Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress health and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds
Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. We have been supporting people living with the day-to-day impacts of mental illness, as well as their families, friends and carers for over 40 years.
We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.
About the role
The From Homelessness to a Home (H2H) program, in consortium with Haven; Home, Safe, is a Victorian Government initiative to assist people experiencing homelessness to transition from temporary accommodation into safe, sustainable housing in the Barwon region. H2H aims to make a significant, lasting impact on homelessness and rough sleeping by providing clients with access to affordable rental properties, wellbeing supports and tailored mental health, AOD, family violence and physical healthcare services.
We are seeking a compassionate, resilient Housing & Recovery Coordinator for a 4 month fixed term, part time opportunity to make an impact on homelessness in the Barwon area. You will deliver positive recovery-oriented outreach services to support clients to transition to sustainable housing, develop capacity and daily living skills, and enhance wellbeing to prevent a return to rough sleeping. As this position requires travel across the regional area a fully maintained company car is provided.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver high quality outreach services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
- Support clients to source / maintain long-term housing, reduce social isolation and exclusion, and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
- Provide information and referrals to clients to establish connections with families and carers, create community networks and access to relevant services.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team offering specialised psychosocial support.
- Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals.
What you’ll bring
- Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other health-related field.
- Expertise in working with people with mental health issues, homelessness issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
- Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery-oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
- Demonstrated understanding of the Community Services sector and ability to build strong relationships with service providers, clinical teams and key stakeholders.
Benefits
- Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
- Option to access Meal and Entertainment allowance up to $2,650 p.a. via Salary Packaging.
- Learning and development opportunities.
Interested?
To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers – reference number 494740. Please contact the person below for more information.
Emilio Florio, Service Manager
The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check and the ability to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19.