Make a Difference. Empower Recovery. Build Independence.

Help people living with mental health challenges rebuild confidence, develop life skills and achieve greater independence. Join Metro South Health¿s Transition House team and make a meaningful difference through compassionate, recovery-focused care and community connection.

Job details

Your new role:

As a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide – Transition House – Advanced, you will work under the direction of treating clinicians to deliver psychosocial support, rehabilitation interventions and community linkages that promote recovery, independence and improved outcomes for mental health consumers.

• Assist in the preparation and implementation of individual and group treatment programs, provide support with activities of daily living and independent living skills, and deliver education to consumers under the direction and supervision of treating clinicians.
• Provide practical support, advocacy, transport, crisis response and liaison with health professionals, community agencies and other services to facilitate consumer recovery and access to appropriate supports.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support person-centred care, contribute to the evaluation of treatment plans, and maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with relevant legislation and service requirements.

About you:

You are a compassionate, adaptable and collaborative professional who is committed to recovery-oriented, person-centred mental health care and empowering consumers to achieve their individual goals.

• Hold a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, Certificate IV in Mental Health (non-clinical), or an equivalent qualification, with experience in a similar or related role highly desirable.
• Demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal, advocacy and conflict management skills, with the ability to engage respectfully and confidentially with consumers, carers, colleagues and community stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, follow clinical direction and delegated tasks within your scope of practice, and support consumers to develop daily living skills, independence and community connections.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS11695690 Role Description (PDF)