- Exciting part time ongoing opportunity
- $37.35 to $40.05 phr (SCHADS Level 3B) + Leave loading + Super + Salary packaging
Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
About the opportunity
Our team of supportive and enthusiastic members is currently on the look for a dedicated Intake Wellbeing Worker who will assist in improving the lives of community members.
You will work individually and as a team within the principles of a recovery oriented mental health practice. The Intake Wellbeing Worker will be the first point of call for those on a wait list and provide active wait-list management strategies. This role will also be responsible for ensuring all relevant client details and data are collected and recorded. Intake Workers will provide PLACE Coaching under the direction of the Team Leader, where required.
Does this sound like what you’re looking for?
Under the general direction of the Team Leader(MHiAC), this role will be responsible for providing the day to day intake and assessment service functions for Gippsland. The Intake Wellbeing Worker will be responsible for the following key areas:
- Supporting referrals into MHiAC
- Screening for eligibility for PLACE programs
- Ensuring a catchment wide response to demand management and prioritization for allocation for eligible clients
- Facilitating referrals and supports for people not eligible for PLACE
- Strengthening partnerships and building better links between various clinical and community support organisations responsible for delivering mental health services
- Supporting a small caseload in addition to clients on a wait list.
You will need:
- Relevant qualification or commensurate experience in working in a support role for people with mental illness, generally a Diploma IV qualification or above
- Current valid Driver’s License
- Current Working with Children Check and NDIS Workers Screening Check
- Right to Work within Australia
- Satisfactory National Police Records Check
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate
About Us
Wellways connects people, strengthens families, and transforms communities for individuals of all ages experiencing disabilities or challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. A leading for purpose mental health and disability support organisation operating nationally, our services span mental health, disability and community care and reach more than 7000 people each year!
Working with a diverse range of people, Wellways creates an inclusive community where everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential.
What we offer
- A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
- An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
- Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
- Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
- Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
- Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
- Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program
For a confidential discussion about the role, we encourage you to contact Laura Stavrou, Lstavrou@wellways.orgon 0431792010
Job Description Summary
The Mental Health in Aged Care (MHiAC) program supports in-reach services into Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) in Gippsland. The PLACE program, (Positive Life in Aged Care Enterprise) supports residents who are transitioning into or residents of RACFs who experience mild to moderate symptoms of mental illness (depression, anxiety) or who are at risk of experiencing a mental illness.
Developed by Wellways, the PLACE program provides both face to face in-reach services and telehealth supports to residents within RACFs.
PLACE:
• supports an individual’s transition into a RACF and in-reach supports for residents with mild to moderate mental ill health
• reduces strain on 'upstream services';
• integrates into the stepped care service system;
• is technologically friendly - blends face-to-face, telehealth and telephone delivery, providing greater reach for clients from rural and remote communities; and
• is a measurable service with clearly visible recovery outcomes.
Under the general direction of the Senior Wellbeing Worker (MHiAC), this role will be responsible for providing the day to day intake and assessment service functions for Gippsland. The Intake Wellbeing Worker will be responsible for the following key areas:
• Supporting referrals into MHiAC
• Screening for eligibility for PLACE programs
• Ensuring a catchment wide response to demand management and prioritization for allocation for eligible clients
• Facilitating referrals and supports for people not eligible for PLACE
• Strengthening partnerships and building better links between various clinical and community support organisations responsible for delivering mental health services
• Supporting a small caseload in addition to clients on a wait list.
The Intake Wellbeing Worker will be the first point of call for those on a wait list and provide active wait-list management strategies. This role will also be responsible for ensuring all relevant client details and data are collected and recorded. Intake Workers will provide PLACE Coaching under the direction of the Team Leader, where required.
Intake Wellbeing Workers will develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders (Residential Aged Care Facilities, GPHN) and others to ensure the service model and objectives are embedded into the service system, actively promoting the service to key stakeholders.
Culture
We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding.All ofourteams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.
How to Apply
This is your opportunity to join a values based, growing, innovative and nationally recognised organisation with over 2,000 staff members across 93 sites.
Please select "Apply" below to complete your application.
Applications Close
30/03/2025
