Community Living Supports Case Worker

We're currently seeking a Social Worker for a CLS Case Worker position. As a Case Worker, you'll be responsible for providing hands-on assistance to individuals in the Community Living Support (CLS) program. Your role involves implementing the core values of Open Minds and using Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment models as a framework for service delivery. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues, team leaders, and other service providers to ensure efficient service provision. Additionally, you'll track and report service outcomes against evaluation criteria and key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of the support provided.

Join us as a CLS Case Worker in Lismore, with opportunities to work across Northern NSW. This is a full-time permanent position with a salary between $85,126.08 and $87,339.20 per annum, depending on experience.

**Benefits for you**:
Here at Open Minds, we believe in creating a supportive and positive workplace culture that is dedicated to the professional development of our team.

We also offer so much more that includes the following:

- Opportunity to salary package up to $15,900 of tax-free income
- Access to our free counselling service
- Possibility of gaining a permanent position

**How you will make a difference**:
Service Delivery:

- Meet with clients to discuss their needs and develop a personal support plan.
- Liaise with appropriate stakeholders about progress with the participants support plan.
- Build and maintain positive and professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders ensuring that role and professional boundaries, confidentiality, and cultural sensitivities are respected.
- Identify and assist in locating resources, services, and supports that facilitate community integration including social, educational, vocational and leisure activities.

Administration and Reporting:

- Timely and accurate communication of important details of work to Team Leaders and colleagues particularly, difficulties with progress, adverse events, potential risks, and significant changes to risks.
- Prepare for monthly supervision with Team Leader and provide information as required to facilitate the completion of internal and external reports.

**Who you are**

Education and qualifications
- Professional Social Work degree or other related discipline such as (Mental Health, Community Sector, Case Management, Counselling)

Essential skills, knowledge and experience
- Significant relevant experience working within the health, mental health, community, or social service sectors
- Open to learning new approaches to mental health work and willing to actively engage in continuous improvement opportunities
- Experienced & passionate about working in a team committed to making a positive change in the lives of people with severe, complex, and persistent mental illness.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication, negotiation & conflict resolution skills and the ability to engage with people with mental health difficulties, their families and other service providers and partner agencies.
- Capacity to work independently and collaboratively being accountable for the effective delivery of services.
- Capacity to understand role and the boundaries

Licences/Checks
- Current Driving Licence
- Current Working with Children Check
- Current Criminal Record Check.

**About Us**

Here at Open Minds, our purpose is to enable an independent and positive future for all people living with mental illness and acquired brain injury related disability. Originally founded in 1912 as the Queensland Wattle Day League, we have a deep and proud history in providing positive health and wellbeing services across Queensland and New South Wales. Today Open Minds is recognised as a leading provider of mental health and disability support services.

Open Minds is a registered NDIS provider with more than 500 employees across 35 locations. We are seeking passionate and talented individuals aligned to our values to help us deliver on our purpose.

**What happens next?**

Please ensure you attach a resume detailing why you would be a great addition to the Open Minds team If you have any further questions, please reach out to
- Open Minds acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their unique cultural and spiritual relationship to land, water, and seas and their rich contribution to society._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $43.08 - $44.20 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Salary packaging

Application Question(s):

- Do you hold a current open drivers licence?
- Are you fully vaccinated against COVID-19?
- Do you hold a Working with Children Check (Blue card) or are you eligible to apply?
- Do you ha