Uniting Country SA is a not-for-profit social and community services organisation operating in country South Australia. We provide services to families, single adults and children, who are experiencing difficulties such as domestic violence, disability and mental health issues, financial distress, homelessness, and family breakdown in country SA. With more than 55 services provided from 27 sites, we strive to improve our local communities.
Headquartered in Port Pirie, we are fully committed to servicing the needs of country people. We are the local experts making a difference in your community. With over 100 years of experience servicing regional communities, Uniting Country SA is dedicated to Caring for Country People.
Join Us
By joining our team, you have an opportunity to improve the possibilities for vulnerable South Australians in country communities.
Working for us, you will be part of an organisation that values its people, provides exciting challenges and excellent rewards.
Compensation and Benefits
We ensure our staff are well supported, celebrated and compensated through:
- Competitive remuneration.
- Salary packaging, which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year, superannuation, leave loading and access to a fleet vehicle.
- An Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service.
- Comprehensive induction and training, professional development and study leave.
- Flexible, family friendly environment.
Uniting Country SA values people who respect the diversity of our clients. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a child safe environment and a workplace which engages in inclusive practice with people irrespective of culture, ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. People who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people living with disability are encouraged to apply for any of our advertised vacancies.
Further information about Uniting Country SA can be obtained from www.ucsa.org.au [link removed]
Position Location: Kadina
Position Status: Full Time
Closing Date for Applications: 5th December 2022
Uniting Country SA’s Mental Health suite of services are funded to deliver long or short-term mental health psychosocial or case managed support, in addition to education and community involvement.
Participants are supported to identify their own individual recovery needs, build personal capacity, achieve recovery goals and experience improved social connections and wellbeing. Service delivery includes individual support as well as socially-based capacity building group activities.
This role includes travel through the Yorke Peninsula, and you will have the ability to schedule your own caseload and travel.
Please view the Position Description [link removed] for further information on the duties and responsibilities of the role.
You will:
- Access appropriate support services at the right time, when participants want it.
- Support with the NDIS process.
- Have the ability to manage your own schedule.
- Support participant’s community involvement and increase their personal capacity, confidence and self-reliance.
- Have a high level of communication, both written and verbal.
It is essential for you to have:
- Current Australian Drivers Licence.
- Knowledge of the Yorke community and mental health supports and referral pathways.
- Relevant experience, in a paid or voluntary capacity.
- A qualification in a Human Services related discipline e.g. Cert IV Community Services or Mental Health.
Applicants currently studying towards a Certificate IV or Tertiary degree will be considered as working towards the essential Certificate IV requirement.
You may also need to be available for some out of hours work and travel between Uniting Country SA sites or interstate as required.
Our process requires you to provide a Resume, Cover Letter and a statement addressing the Duties and Responsibilities contained within the Position Description. You will need to put this information in three (3) separate documents and upload each document.
Refer to the Uniting Country SA Guide to Applying for more information.
All offers of employment are subject to the screening and assessment requirements of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 and any other legislation that interacts with it.
Please contact Jeannine Hansen on 0438 675 954 for any questions concerning this position.
Please contact Donna Slade, Team Leader – People and Culture on 0419 222 915 for enquiries regarding the application process.