Recovery Support Worker

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people living with mental health challenges? Join **EACH** and contribute to our **Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub** as a **Support Worker**.
- ** CERTIFICATE IV in MENTAL HEALTH ESSENTIAL**:

- ** Location**: Box Hill / Woiwurrung Nation
- ** Position Type**: Part-Time, Fixed-Term (with potential for extension)
- ** Hourly Rate**: $43 - $47.33 + Super + Salary Packaging benefits (up to $18,550)

In this rewarding role, you will help clients achieve their recovery goals by providing low-intensity community support and facilitating access to higher intensity services when needed.

Your role will be varied and will require you to;
- ** Client Engagement**: Build trust and professional relationships with clients to support them in reaching their recovery goals.
- ** Support Services**: Encourage clients to engage with mental health, psychosocial rehabilitation, physical healthcare, and social support services.
- ** Recovery Framework**: Use a Recovery framework to work collaboratively with clients, carers, families, and other supports to set and achieve goals.
- ** Practical Support**: Provide direct, hands-on support to clients to help them maintain independent living skills.
- ** Group Activities**: Plan and implement structured groups and activities to support client self-development in line with recovery objectives.
- ** Team Collaboration**: Work closely with the team and external stakeholders to ensure clients receive the highest quality service.
- ** Progress Reviews**: Participate in regular reviews of client progress toward their recovery goals.
- Note: This role is not within the NDIS._

**Qualifications**:
To succeed in this role, you will need:

- ** Certificate IV in Mental Health** (essential).
- Strong understanding of **mental health** and the **Australian healthcare system** (public or private).
- Experience as a **Support Worker** or **Case Worker** in mental health.
- Ability to build **trusting relationships** with clients and work collaboratively with **carers, families, and other service providers**.
- A flexible, empathetic approach with a commitment to client-centered care and **recovery-focused practice**.

**Mandatory Requirements**
- A current Working With Children’s Check is essential
- Have full Australian working rights and a National Police Clearance
- Australian Drivers Licence

**Additional Information**:
EACH is committed to developing our people. At EACH you’ll be supported to be your best.

We provide:

- Engaging, inclusive, and supportive team
- Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Exposure to a wide variety of clients to build your skills and experience
- Clinical supervision and access to evidence based resources.
- Positive culture and supportive and like-minded team and management
- Generous not-for-profit salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax-free income per year
- Up to $2,650 additional tax-free money to spend towards meals entertainment
- Family & Domestic Violence Leave
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Public Holiday Substitution policy
- Novated leasing arrangements

**Next steps**
We want to know why you would like to come work with EACH and what you can bring to this role. Please attach a cover letter with your resume.

Applications Close: Thursday 12th dec 2024
- We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant._

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**Next Steps in the Hiring Process**
Thank you for your interest in joining EACH To learn more about next steps, please check out our Hiring Process Guide.

**EACH Commitments**
- As a child-safe organisation, EACH prioritizes child safety and well-being by creating a secure environment for children and implementing effective organisational structures, policies, and procedures_