Company Description

We’re one of the nation’s leading health and community services providers, offering a broad range of services for almost 50 years.

Job Description

• Full-time / part-time (0.8FTE) flexible 12-month position
• Provide face-to-face support to customers across the South Eastern suburbs of Melb + work from home.
• $36 – $39 per hour + 11% Super + Generous Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550     

As the Recovery Coach you will assist a caseload of NDIS customers with psychosocial disabilities (mental health) to build capacity, strengths and resilience through strong respectful relationships, plus ongoing skilled coaching to support people to live an ordinary life.

By working collaboratively with customers, families, carers and the broader service system to identify, plan, design and coordinate NDIS supports you’ll enable custometrs to take control and better manage complex challenges of day-to-day living.

Qualifications

With specialist knowledge gained through personal lived or learned experience the Recovery Coach will be able to support the customer with their journey of recovery towards leading a contributing and fulfilling life.

You will have:

• Lived and/or learned experience of mental ill health and/or psychosocial disability.
• Demonstrated experience in case management, case coordination or a support role working with people with psychosocial disability or chronic mental illness and their families.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to effectively organise your time to allow you to work flexibly and directly with customers as they require and make choices for their support.

Mandatory Qualification/s, Competencies and/or Licences

• Minimum tertiary qualifications in Peer Work or Mental Health (minimum of Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or Certificate IV in Mental Health), and/or a minimum two years of experience in mental health related work.

Additional Information

What we offer
EACH offers all staff benefits by offering:   

• Great working culture with quarterly team events
• Work arrangements that flex to you to allow for a positive work-life balance 
• Professional support and supervision – individual and group   
• Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience  
• Generous Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 free income tax per year AND up to $2,650 additional tax-free money to spend towards meals entertainment      
• Opportunities to continuously grow and develop through individual professional development   
• Opportunities for internal career progression across QLD, NSW, ACT, and VIC   
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave  
• Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program for you, and your immediate family members 

Next steps
Please have a read of the position description and in the ‘Message to Hiring Manager’ field include brief outline addressing your interest and suitability for this role. 

If you’d like more information about the position, please contact Jodie Champ, Recovery Coach Team Leader on 0473 631 556 or at [email protected]

Applications close Tuesday 17th October 2023
** Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews may take place during the advertising period.

~ We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant ~

*Our Diversity & Inclusion Commitment*

At EACH, we aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality, or religion.  We welcome and strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience to apply. 

EACH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment that values and supports Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people(s); where culture and heritage is acknowledged, and respected, as being core to their existence. We recognise and respect the unique culture and contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to our communities.  We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.