Psychosocial Support Coordinator
Multiple positions available

Permanent full time 80 hours (including ADO)
Part time available on request.

Multiple locations available
Ballarat & Horsham – Please specify in your cover letter where you would prefer.

About the role
The Psychosocial Support Worker will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, which includes clinical staff and peer workers, assisting participants to navigate services, offer linkage and referral, provide practical support when required, offer support to carers and family and develop and assist with safety planning.

• Work with consumers to provide a 12 week program with a recovery process
• Work collaboratively with the HOPE Team and other external and internal agencies
• Review safety plans and establish suicide risk with consumers
• Provide knowledge and understanding of recovery programs

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with consumers and work collaboratively with them to achieve a recovery model
• Documentation as required
• KPI completion as required by the team and the health service
• Develop relationships with other community services and mental health services
• Provision of services in line with the HOPE model of care. 

Skills and experience

At least one of the following education standards or level of practical experience:

• Diploma level qualification in a relevant field including but not limited to: Alcohol and other drugs; Community Service; Disability; Mental Health; Youth Work or similar.
• Students currently completing university degrees in nursing, social sciences or allied health including: Occupational Therapy; Psychology; Social Work or similar.
• A minimum of 2 years full-time experience in working with and providing support to persons experiencing psychological distress; mental ill health and/or suicidal ideation.
• Experience working with community members who have psychosocial problems.
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to ensure accurate documentation

About Grampians Health

• Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.
• This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.
• A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.
• Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services.  This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Discounted on-site parking
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

Horsham Region

Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region.  With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play.  With all the facilities that you would expect from a regional city, Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services alongside a vibrant combination of food, art, shopping, culture and nature. 

With legendary natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, world renowned Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park at your doorstep, there are many amazing natural features to see and explore.  Food lovers will delight in the opportunity to sample from the restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia’s best and most awarded venues.

If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, and want to swap expensive urban dwelling for stunning natural landscapes, Horsham is the place for you.

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact Christine McDougall, HOPE Manager, on 0499507452 for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.  Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.