Recovery Practitioner - Social Worker/Occupational Therapist or Similar
Seeking professional social workers and/or OTs to work in our support pathways to permanent housing.
Summary about this job
Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
Company: Star Health Group
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-3-2831-3313
Fax: +61-7-8001-4251
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Detail information about job Recovery Practitioner - Social Worker/Occupational Therapist or Similar . Terms and conditions vacancy
- Positive Team Culture
- Work/Life Balance Opportunity
- 2 types of salary packaging available
Social Worker/Occupational Therapist or similar
Full or Part Time Roles
Job Reference No VAC0456
• Positive Team Culture• Work/Life Balance Opportunity
• 2 Types of Salary Packaging Available
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the provision of a newly funded program at Star Health. Towards Home – Supported Pathways to Permanent Housing is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Recovery Practitioner initiative provides secure transitional housing to individuals experiencing homelessness matched with on-site support.
We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced practitioners to support the Star Health Towards Home Program in Doveton and Chadstone. The Recovery Practitioner will work as a Key Worker within a recovery and rehabilitation framework. Recovery Practitioners will support consumers in developing individually targeted goals to increase housing security, increase community connectedness and improve health and wellbeing.Recovery Practitioners will work across a set roster at one or both of the program sites. Shift hours will be from Monday-Friday, 7am – 3pm and 2pm – 10pm. Shifts will be negotiated with successful applicants. These shifts may be reviewed dependent on client and service need. There may be options to work additional hours and/or weekends in the programs welfare role but not essential.
To be suitable for the role you will possess the following:
• Experience and skills in the delivery of recovery orientated interventions and outcomes to complex consumers.
• Experience in working in Mental Health, AOD, Homelessness or related fields.
• Strong commitment to the social model of health, recovery orientated practice and trauma informed practice. < p>
Applicants must address the key selection criteria within the covering letter and complete the application form directly via our website http://starhealth.org.au/careers. For information about the role, please contact Peter Veltman on 0458 988 074 or email [email protected]
Closing Date: Friday 20th July, 2018 @ 9am