Community Development (Community Services & Development)
For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.
Full-Time, Permanent Position
Classification: SCHADS Level 4 with a salary range of $85,205 - $91,686; per annum + Superannuation
Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
Location: Darwin, NT
About Neami National
We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life - and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.
We're proud to support 30,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.
Values
Connecting
Learning
Belonging
About your new role
Community Care Coordinators will provide one-on-one, flexible, psychosocial support and care coordination for up to three months. People will be supported to develop and carry out wellbeing plans. Support may include working alongside consumers and families to navigate systems and services, and connection with a range of supports available to them. Community Care Coordinators will build and maintain relationships with a number of stakeholders and community partners to facilitate holistic care for people accessing the service.
Community Care Coordinators will collaborate closely with the Service Manager and the Healing and Recovery team at Danila Dilba Health Service. Community Care Coordinators at Neami National function within a collaborative team approach and are supported by regular opportunities to reflect upon their practice and access comprehensive training and development.
What you will bring to the role
Significant experience and understanding of working with people experiencing distress, with a mental illness, suicidality and/or deliberate self-harm
Sound understanding of the personal, family, and social factors associated with suicidal ideation and attempts
Demonstrated interest/and or experience working with cultural and community groups known to be at higher risk of suicide (e.g. males, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ community, people who identify as CALD, youth)
Experience liaising with external service providers, including specialist mental health services, GP's and other community-based services and organisations.
Demonstrated ability to work with partner agencies and organisations to strengthen community-based prevention and intervention initiatives
What will Neami offer in return?
Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave, an Accrued Day Off each month, Gratis Leave and Wellness leave
Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance.
What the role requires
National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
Current Australian drivers licence and access to a car
How to apply
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (please select paper clip icon).
To apply for this position, please:
Click the 'Apply' button where you will need to create a username and password
Upload your resume and cover letter
When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked).
Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).
If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:
If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.
If your application is shortlisted:
We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions
We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami
Applications Close:
13th September 2024
Be Yourself
- Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply.
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