Support Facilitator - Partners In Recovery - Warragul & Wonthaggi, Employer: MI Fellowship, Work Type/s: Contract, Full Time, Classification/s: Care & Support Work, Mental Health & Counselling, Social Work, Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP), Location: Regional VIC, New position created to join a strong PIR team within MI Fellowship, Gippsland, Be part of a large, recognised provider of mental health services across Victoria, ACT, Tasmania and NSW, Support individuals to live a fulfilling & meaningful life in their own community, Full time based in Warragul & Wonthaggi (fixed term until 30th June 2016), Excellent salary and salary packaging benefits available

About the PIR program: Partners in Recovery (PIR) is a collaborative initiative that is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health.  The Gipps land Primary Health Network is the Lead Agency for the program and has funded the MI Fellowship to deliver services in the Gipps land region, based in Warragul and Wonthaggi.

PIR aims to support people with a severe and persistent mental illness who have multiple and complex needs, to access multiple services and supports to assist in their Recovery and address their health and wellbeing needs. PIR focuses on a coordinated and inclusive approach to care planning to ensure the best Recovery outcomes.

About this opportunity: The key focus of the PIR Support Facilitator is to: Build strong relationships with the broad range of services and supports in the community that support PIR participants. Assess the needs of PIR participants which may involve reviewing previous assessments and the engagement of appropriate specialists, family and carers to determine a participant’s support needs. Develop with participants and their full range of services, a coordinated  Action Plan that ensures a comprehensive response to improve individual recovery and quality of life. Facilitate timely, supportive, inclusive and recovery orientated coordination of care. Improve the local service response to the needs of people with severe mental illness with complex support needs

Key skills & qualities: To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following key criteria:

    Tertiary qualifications in a social science or related discipline

    Significant, recent experience working in a recovery oriented mental health environment

    Demonstrated skills and experience working with people with a severe mental illness and their carers

    Demonstrated experience in the establishment and maintenance of effective multidisciplinary care teams

    Ability to provide culturally competent services appropriate to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds, including people from CALD and Indigenous backgrounds.

    Current Drivers Licence and the ability to undertake regular travel

    Satisfactory Police Records Check and Working with Children Check

About MI Fellowship: MI Fellowship works with people with mental illness, their families and friends to improve their well-being.  We employ over 350 staff who work across sites within Victoria, Tasmania, ACT and NSW, on a range of innovative education, support, advocacy and rehabilitation programs. We are excited to be able to deliver exceptional service to our participants within the community.

Individuals with a lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply

 

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