Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker (Casual) STEP (Closes 29/9/23)

Mascot , Australia
On-site

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

Seeking a passionate and enthusiastic support worker to provide innovative, flexible, person centred support to people sleeping rough

About the Role

  • Casual
  • Classification: Consumer Service Delivery Level 2 with a salary range of $45.05- $48.30 per hour (includes casual loading) + 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
  • Mascot

As a CRSW, you will provide a range of rehabilitation and support to consumers, tailored to meet their individual needs. Neami National's work with consumers occurs within their own community of friends, family and neighbourhood. You will work closely with homelessness and mental health service clinical case managers and other community partner organisations in order to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to consumers. Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers at Neami National function within a collaborative team approach and are supported by regular opportunities to reflect upon their practice and access comprehensive training and development.

What will you bring to the role?

  • Relevant experience in a similar role
  • Experience and working knowledge of homelessness
  • Ability and willingness to work effectively as part of a team, to meet program goals and objectives.
  • Knowledge of complex mental health and drug and alcohol issues.
  • Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
  • Be a team player
  • Knowledge of the recovery model

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

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

Application

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: Gemma Cameron, Acting Service Manager: [email protected]

Applications close 29 September 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.

Neami NationalNeami National is a community mental health service that provides rehabilitation and recovery support services across Australia. We support people to improve their health, live independently and pursue a fulfilling life based on their strengths and goals.As one of Australia’s largest providers of community mental health services, we work in diverse communities across Australia, ranging from the inner-city suburbs to regional and remote areas. Drawing on the knowledge, capacity and expertise of a national organisation we work in partnership at a local level, to deliver services that meet individual and community needs. Our evidence-based approach supports innovation, improvement and the quality of our services. Guided by the participation of consumers in shaping our services, and our peer workforce, we know the benefit that lived experience brings to the quality and integrity of our services. Over 30 years, we have built partnerships with hospitals, clinical mental health services, non-government services, universities and community health services. Together, Neami, and our wholly owned subsidiary Me Well, support more than 8,000 individuals to achieve greater independence.Visit Neami National to know more and find out why to work with us.Me WellMe Well (Mental Health and Wellbeing Australia) is a division of Neami National, focusing entirely on NDIS services. This focus allows us to develop expertise in supporting people under the NDIS, and to tailor our way of working to make sure it’s suited to the NDIS. Visit the Me Well website and find out more about our supportive work culture.We acknowledge Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the Traditional Custodians of the land we work on and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that their sovereignty was never ceded and the impact of structural inequality that resulted from invasion continues to this day.Neami is committed to cultivating inclusive environments for staff, consumers and carers. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion makes our teams, services and organisation stronger and more effective.

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