Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker - Nundah House
Neami seeks experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated workers to provide direct & meaningful support to people with mental health issues living in their community.
“Full citizenship for all people living with mental health issues in Australian society”
About the role:
- Multiple Casual positions available
- From $34.07 - $36.54 per hour + casual loading
- 7 Day Rotating Roster includes evenings, overnights and weekends.
- Comprehensive Learning and Development training
- Regular reflective Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Attractive Salary Packaging entitlements
- Location: Nundah
Nundah House is an alternative to admission facility offering a Step-Up and Step-Down Model of Care. Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers provide a range of rehabilitation and support to consumers, tailored to meet their individual needs.
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.
You will:
- Work closely with multidisciplinary team including clinical staff, as well as working with families, carers and other community partner organisations to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to consumer
- Work within a holistic framework considering the needs of consumers, family, carers and other members of the community to ensure tangible rehabilitation outcomes
- Plan, facilitate and evaluate group rehabilitation programs while engaging consumers and developing trusting and professional relationships
- Using the Collaborative Recovery Model (CRM) protocols work collaboratively with consumers to identify their needs, set goals and develop a plan to meet those goals
Essential:
- Relevant experience with supporting consumers with mental illness
- The ability to work with people and build relationships
- Excellent communication skills
- The desire to adhere to principles and values
- The ability to plan, organise and solve complex problems.
- The ability to adapt and respond to change
- Formal qualifications are an advantage, but not essential
- A high level of energy, enthusiasm and flexibility
- Working with Children checks (are required before commencement of work - Blue Card with Yellow Card Exemption or Blue & Yellow Cards (employee responsibility)
- Evidence or commitment to gain evidence to meet Queensland Health’s Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements (Refer to PD)
- Working Rights
- Neami National will require, as part of our condition of employment, that all candidates applying for any position must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide evidence of this.
Please read the Position Description for a complete overview of the role and the skills required.
If you have any questions not listed within the PD, please contact:
Nicola Prosser, Service Manager: Nix.Prosser@neaminational.org.au
Applications remain open until successful candidates identified!
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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- Founded 1987
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