Team Leader, Mental Health

**Job no**: 504058
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Adelaide
**Categories**: Mental Health

**Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client-led, recovery-orientated mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.**

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**About the Role**
We are looking for an experienced Team Leader for our Mental Health team. The purpose of the Team Leader position is to demonstrate organisational and leadership skills in the coordination of services to assist our service users. The Team Leader is focused upon ensuring that the individual needs of service users are met, whilst maintaining an efficient and safe working environment for staff.

We are looking for someone with strong experience in the Mental Health sector with a rich understanding of personal processes of recovery. The position will provide supervision and support to a team of Peer Support and Community Rehabilitation Support Workers.

The Team Leader is a permanent, full time position, with flexibility to work on a hybrid office/home model.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop, lead, and empower a team of recovery-focused support workers.
- Champion the creation, implementation, and monitoring of personalised support and care plans, working collaboratively with clients, caregivers, and support networks.
- Strive to deliver services through a support worker whose skills and interests closely match those of the client where possible.
- Demonstrate effective conflict resolution, communication, and positive behaviour management skills.
- Communicate and display values consistent with Life Without Barriers: _Responsive, Imaginative, Courageous, Respectful,_ and _Relationships._
- Ensure fulfilment of contractual obligations in an accurate and timely manner with relevant funding stakeholders.
- Offer leadership in practice to both direct reports and the Mental Health team through collaborative efforts with stakeholders.

**Skills & Experience**
- An unrestricted Australian Driver’s Licence and access to reliable motor vehicle
- Relevant qualifications in Community Services, Disability, Mental Health, or related discipline
- Demonstrated experience leading teams and supporting client focused practice.
- Demonstrated experience managing contracted KPIs and preparing written reports.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic thinking, achieve results and communicate with influence.

**Benefits**
- Meaningful work opportunity at one of Australia's largest and leading Social Purpose Organisations
- Partner and collaborate with industry leaders across Mental Health and grow your skillset
- Competitive remuneration
- Salary Packaging Benefits and Car Leasing options through Maxxia
- Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)
- Access to an extensive suite Employee Assistance Program
- To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process._

**How to Apply**

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and will close midnight Sunday 29th September 2024.

**Advertised**: 16 Sep 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 29 Sep 2024 23:55 Cen. Australia Standard Time