About the Role

The Recovery Support Worker is instrumental in Richmond Wellbeing’s mission to providing high quality recovery support services. As a Recovery Support Worker, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support consumers on their individualised recovery journey. A Recovery Support Worker works alongside consumers in a person centred and trauma informed way to aid recovery, drawing on collaborative support networks. As a Recovery Support Worker, you will be responsible for encouraging and supporting a healthy lifestyle, which includes supporting consumers to access clinical and non-clinical supports, increasing and improving community access, developing, and enhancing skills and facilitating recovery groups. The Recovery Support Worker will work in conjunction with each consumers Key Worker and develop individualised recovery support plans.

Other responsibilites in this role includes;

Work alongside residents to identify individualised recovery goals
Work with key workers and the broader team to support the implementation of Recovery Support Plans.
Provide psychosocial support to residents residing within the residential service.
Support the resident to access the community in a way that is meaningful to them.
Collaborate with resident’s external supports to ensure a holistic approach is taken to recovery
Facilitate recovery groups and recovery programs.
Support people to navigate mental distress.
Family members, carers and people of significance to the person as identified are included as directed by the individual.
Addressed all critical incidents according to RW’s policy and procedure

We have multiple positions available across our Metro and Southwest Sites. We are looking for candidates who are willing to work weekends and overnights.

About You

To be considered for this role, you must have the following;

A minimum Cert III in Community Services or Cert IV in Mental Health
Experience in working in mental health or community service setting. 
An understanding of trauma informed practice 
Demonstrated experience in working as part of a team.
Lived experience of mental health recovery or as family members of people with a lived experience of recovery is desirable.
A valid First Aid and CPR
A current satisfactory Police Clearance
NDIS Screen Check
Working With Children Check: and
A current driver’s license.

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