You will assist clients to resolve and/or reduce barriers to stable self-care with low intensity community supports, or, access higher intensity/duration supports to achieve therapeutic outcomes. This role will require you to manage a caseload of 16-20 clients, providing strategies and therapeutic interventions, while developing, identifying and implementing goals with your clients.
You should have a strong sense of empathy and an understanding of mental health and the public or private health system in Australia.
Your role will be varied and will require you to;
- Encourage and support clients to access and remain engaged with his/her clinical mental health, psychosocial rehabilitation, physical health care and social support services.
- Engaging with clients to develop trusting and professional relationships that support them to reach their recovery goals.
- Utilising a Recovery framework, work collaboratively with clients, carers, family and other supports to identify their needs and set goals
- Provide direct practical support to customers so that the customer gains/maintains independent living skills.
- In consultation with the team leader and team members plan and implement structured groups and activities for self-development, which meet the objectives of the recovery framework.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with in the team and with external stakeholders to ensure customers receive the highest quality service.
- Participate in regular review of progress towards the identified goals.
This work is NOT NDIS Support Work.
