Community Mental Health Engagement Worker

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Mercy Health Full time

**ABOUT THE ROLE:
- Mercy Mental Health has an amazing opportunity for new graduates/junior PENs, RNs, SWs and OTs contemplating a career in Mental Health. Community Mental Health Engagement Workers are a new initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services. They provide a new pathway into a mental health career. As CMHEW you will be part of a recovery focused multi-disciplinary clinical team, working with people who experience mental health issues and associated difficulties. Both positions will be based at Saltwater Clinic in Footscray. One within the Saltwater Recovery Team and the other in the Community Plus Team.
- The roles:

- Full-time, Fixed Term (18 months)
- Assist consumers and their families and carers to navigate our mental health service and external services
- Provide logístical assistance to mental health clinicians to free them up to undertake additional therapeutic work

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Registered with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse; or
- Have an approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Mental Health (South West Area Mental Health Service) is a public mental health service supporting people in south west metropolitan Melbourne with severe and complex mental illnesses by providing acute and community-based care. Services are available to adults through acute inpatient programs, residential rehabilitation programs and crisis and community recovery-focused treatment programs. We also deliver inpatient and community specialist perinatal mental health services to women and infants in western Victoria.
- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Lilian Rodriguez, Manager, Saltwater Recovery Team
- Ph:9928744
- Maryann Croatto, Manager, Community Plus Team
- Ph:9928 7444

Manager, Community Plus Maryann Croatto

9928 7444

Manager, Wyndham Recovery Team Lilian Rodriguez

9928 7444



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