Recruiter :
Alana Tomlinson
- Permanent, full-time opportunity
- Previous lived experience required
- SCHADS level 5
As the Wellbeing Practice Lead, you will have experience of mental health recovery and use this unique perspective to provide leadership, practice development and coaching to service delivery staff. This position provides support and guidance on practice issues to Wellbeing Coaches, applying coaching and mentoring principles. As part of the leadership team, the Wellbeing Practice Lead will work to maintain strong working collaborative partnership with public mental health service, primary health providers and other community partner organisations to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to consumers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide coaching and mentorship to Wellbeing Coaches and other staff where required
- Work at a practical level with a focus on applying the Collaborative Recovery Model
- Lead and participate in reflective practice through team meetings, decision-making processes, service planning session, supervision, and staff development activities
- Provide direct individual support to visitors to the centre
- Oversee the delivery of various group programs
- Where required, and in collaboration with clinical staff, co-ordinate the initial needs assessment and intake of visitors to the Centre
- Participate in partnership development activities with local hospitals and health services, GP’s and other relevant organisations
- Encourage and support engagement and participation of Head to Health service visitors all levels of program planning and delivery, in conjunction with all staff members of the Neami site
- Work and act independently within the parameters of the role, demonstrating professional autonomy and an ability to decide when it is appropriate to refer to the Clinical Service Manager, Regional Manager, or other Senior staff for guidance
- Ensure records management obligations are met, including the proper retention of hardcopy and/or electronic records and ensuring files are accurate and up to date
- Foster a culture of learning and evaluation founded on routine monitoring and evaluation activities
- Contribute to the evidence base and generate local practice knowledge by fostering research and evaluation activities
- Use routine data (quantitative and qualitative) to monitor the experiences of people visiting the centre, service impact and change over time
- Use data aggregated at service, regional, state, and national levels for learning, strategic planning and decision making, advocacy and promotion
You will have:
- A valid and current Australian Driver License
- A valid and current NSW Working with Children’s Clearance
- Lived experience of recovery - your recovery experience may be related to mental health, drugs and alcohol, trauma or to your role in supporting or caring for people experiencing these challenges
- Willingness to identify or be identified by others as a professional with lived experience of recovery
- A strong understanding of recovery processes; and an ability to articulate and promote the value of and strengths gained from lived experiences of recovery
- Ability to role-model and develop recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practices across the service
- Demonstrated leadership skills and attributes
- Sound knowledge and experience in using coaching and mentoring skills -or preparedness to undertake training to further develop these skills
- Willingness to intentionally and purposefully share your lived experience to support the recovery and growth of service visitors and staff
- A nuanced understanding of mental health systems and service navigation
- Demonstrate integrity, credibility and ability to foster open communication
- Ability to work productively in a fast paced, changing and dynamic environment
- Ability to establish and maintain respectful professional relationships that have clear boundaries with service visitors, staff and partner organisations.
- Vaccinated against COVID 19
Applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, or from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply
For further information or jobs in Mental Health please contact Alana on: 0481 814 448 or email [email protected]
