Salary range of $87,138.00 Up to $7,000 relocation assistance Access to Education Grants Why Mission Australia? Mission Australia is a national Christian charity that has been standing alongside Australians in need since 1859. Their vision is for an Australia where everyone has a safe home and can thrive. They deliver homelessness crisis and prevention services, provide social and affordable housing, assist struggling families and children, address mental health issues, fight substance dependencies, support people with disability and much more. What’s in it for you? Salary range of $87,138.00 Up to $7,000 Relocation Assistance Education Grants through NT PHN Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay) Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support What’s the role? Provide culturally appropriate psychosocial supports to individuals and families living in remote areas. Provide psychosocial supports to people accepted as NDIS eligible until they have an individually funded package in place. Maintain an understanding of family networks, local language and interpreting services to enable information to be communicated with people who do not have English as a first language. Work with participants to create individual and culturally appropriate recovery plans including referrals to supplementary support services. Provide informal counselling and ongoing case management with individual recovery plan progression regularly reviewed. Is this the right role for you? Minimum Certificate IV qualifications in Mental Health or equivalent with previous experience working in the mental health sector. Strong understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and communities – previous experience working within remote or regional groups. Ability to travel to remote communities on a regular basis, involving overnight stays. A sound understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) access process. A demonstrated person-centered, recovery-focused, strength-based approach to participants’ care, based on a sound understanding of mental health and illness. NT PHN/RWA NT may be able to offer relocation support and clinical educational financial assistance to health professionals who are relocating to the NT or moving within the NT to a greater remoteness area classification for the purposes of employment and further clinical education. Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please call the Recruitment Team on 08 8982 1009 or email recruitment@ntphn.org.au
