Job Description

Your Role as Mental Health Recovery Worker

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The Mental Health Recovery Worker plays a vital role in supporting individuals living with severe mental illness to achieve their personal recovery goals and enhance their wellbeing within the Gold Coast community.

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In this role, you will coordinate and deliver individualised, recovery-oriented psychosocial supports and build strong therapeutic relationships to empower individuals to achieve meaningful outcomes.

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Key responsibilities include:

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- Delivering person-centred, recovery-focused support that promotes independence, wellbeing and community participation.
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- Completing psychosocial assessments and develop, implement and review individual recovery plans in partnership with participants and stakeholders.
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- Providing practical outreach, in-home and community-based support tailored to individual needs and goals.
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- Supporting participants with daily living skills, including building confidence in areas such as budgeting, meal preparation, medication management and social connections.
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- Conducting risk assessments, provide crisis support and contribute to safety planning when required.
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- Connecting participants with health, housing, education, employment, community and other relevant support services.
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- Working collaboratively with families, carers, care providers and multidisciplinary teams to achieve positive recovery outcomes.
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- Maintaining accurate records, participating in case reviews and supervision, and ensuring practice aligns with relevant legislation, quality standards and recovery-oriented frameworks.
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What We Offer

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- Salary Packaging: Package up to $15,900 each year on everyday living expenses and up to $2,650 on meals and entertainment reducing your taxable income and giving you more in your pocket.
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- Career Advancement Opportunities: We provide ample career advancement opportunities at WMQ, offering diverse pathways for growth and career development
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- Wellbeing Support: Access to discounts on private health insurance and gym memberships, and free, confidential counselling through our employee assistance program.
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What We're Looking For

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- Tertiary qualifications in community, social welfare, health or a related discipline.
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- Experience working within a recovery-oriented mental health service or community support setting.
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- A genuine passion for supporting people living with mental illness to achieve positive outcomes.
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- Sound understanding of recovery-oriented practice and psychosocial support principles.
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- Knowledge of the challenges and barriers experienced by people living with mental illness.
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A Valuable Addition, Yet Not a Must-Have!

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- Experience providing care coordination within a mental health setting.
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- Understanding of the principles and standards of the Disability Services Act (Qld 2006) and the National Mental Health Standards and how they relate to providing effective and accountable services.
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- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status (or as required by legislation and WMQ policy)
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- Relevant probity checks required by legislation and WMQ Limited policy.
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- Current Driver's Licence and willingness to travel for work
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📌 Mental Health Recovery Worker (City of Gold Coast)
🏢 Wesley Mission Queensland
📍 City of Gold Coast