• Max term contract until 30th June 2024 (with possible extension)
• Part-time position (0.6 FTE) 6 days a fortnight
• Flexible and rewarding working environment
• Salary Packaging up to $9,010 to extend take home pay

ForWhen provides new and expecting parents—mums, dads, and guardians—with a caring, supportive mental health navigation service, to guide them and their family throughout your perinatal journey, from conception, up until their child is 12 months old.

The team connect parents who are struggling to navigate the complex waters of pregnancy and new parenthood to the critical mental health services in their state.

About the Position

We are seeking a part-time Care Navigator, to be based at Ngala, Kensington.

Working with a child-centred, strength based and collaborative approach, your key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying state-wide PIMH support services and referral pathways.
• Building productive relationships and stakeholder engagement with key individuals and groups such as clients, families, National PIMH ForWhen Team (including Navigators in other states/territories), broader Ngala staff, PIMH support service providers.
• Connecting and care specific tasks including but not limited to: intake; screening; and triaging and allocation of families to local services.
• Ensuring the effective co-ordination and integration of services; timely, accurate and quality record keeping; and project monitoring.

About you

You will possess:

• Bachelor or Diploma in Social Work, Nursing or Psychology.
• Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA); Nursing or eligibility for membership with the peak professional association (Social Workers).
• Knowledge and understanding of mental health issues in antenatal, birth and the postnatal period (including maternal and infant health, parenting).
• Knowledge and awareness of current and emerging issues and trends in perinatal infant mental health, including barriers to accessing support services.
• Demonstrated experience of collaborative person-centred care and treatment planning and working with families; including an awareness of barriers to engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and liaise with other health professionals.
• Ability to undertake a comprehensive perinatal-specific biopsychosocial assessment and use this to inform referral pathways and plan treatment as required in the perinatal context.

If successful, you will need to possess a WA driver’s licence, satisfactory National Police Clearance obtained within six months, and current WA Working with Children’s Check.

Benefits

• Salary Packaging up to $9,010 to extend take home pay
• 17.5% leave loading on 4 weeks Annual Leave
• Additional 5 days Annual Leave per annum (applicable to Nurses)
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free and confidential 24/7 service.
• Free onsite parking
• Discounted Private Health care
• Friendly work environment
• Supportive team culture

To apply: Please submit your CV by clicking the ‘apply’ button and follow the prompts. 

Enquiries: For further information please contact Maggie Tait, Operations Manager (Early Intervention) at [email protected] or on 0448 871 197.

Application close Tuesday 24th October 2023.

Shortlisting will occur as applications are received, so we recommend applying at your earliest convenience.

About Ngala

At Ngala, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to be their best, and that raising children should be a joyful and rewarding experience.

After 130 years of working with families across Western Australia, Ngala continues to use the latest research and training, alongside community stories and experiences to develop and deliver services that meet the needs of today’s parents and children.

Ngala is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse background, people who identify as LGBTIQA+ and people with a disability.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as the traditional custodians of the land where our programs and services operate and pay respect to Elders past and present in the spirit of reconciliation.

Ngala may commence shortlisting as applications are received, so we encourage you to submit your application early.

To find out more about Ngala visit www.ngala.com.au