NDIS Mental Health Officer

Flourish Australia; Ryde; On-site; AUD 97,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Annual salary packaging up to $15,900

Travel allowance across LHD

Superannuation

Generous leave provisions

Professional development

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Flourish Australia is seeking an NDIS Mental Health Officer based at Macquarie Hospital in North Ryde, NSW, with travel across the Northern Sydney Local Health District. This is a closed-term full-time role until 30 June 2027 and works Monday to Friday.

You will help people with psychosocial disability access and utilise the NDIS, collaborating with NDIA, LHD staff, and coordinators to ensure connections to supports.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in human services or relevant field and/or relevant work experience in psychosocial disability.
• Demonstrated experience of working with people with psychosocial disability and supporting them to access and utilise the NDIS.
• Current unrestricted Australian driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Identify people who are or are likely to be eligible for the NDIS and assist them to obtain supports.
• Work across all aspects of the NDIS journey (access, planning, plan implementation and plan utilisation).
• Build the capacity of LHD mental health staff around the NDIS.
• Collaborate with NDIA, Local Area Coordinators, NDIS Support Coordinators and other providers to connect people to the NDIS and supports.

Skills

NDIS knowledge

psychosocial disability experience

driver's licence

Education

Qualifications in human services or relevant field

Job description

Flourish Australia has anexciting opportunity for aNDIS Mental Health Officer to work within the NorthernSydneyLocal Health District!

The position available is:

Based atMacquarie Hospital in North Ryde,with travel across the LHD

Closed-term full-time until 30 June 2027 (with possibility of extension)

Working Monday to Friday

$107,800p.a. +Super + Salary Packaging!

About the Opportunity

The overall aim of the NDIS Mental Health Officer is to improve the access to and experience of the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability. TheNDIS Mental Health Officer will:

• Work with local health district (LHD) mental health services to identify people who are or is likely to be eligible for the NDIS, and assist them to obtain the appropriate support through the NDS.
• Work across all aspects of the NDIS journey, including access, planning, plan implementation and plan utilisation.
• Focus on building the capacity of LHD mental health service staff around the NDIS.
• Work with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), Local Area Coordinators, NDIS Support Coordinators, NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Coaches and other NDIS providers as required to ensure people are connected to the NDIS and the supports they will benefit from.

For more information on theNDIS Mental Health Officerrole, please read the Position Description within the advertisement.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

• Qualifications in human services or relevant field and/or relevant work experience in psychosocial disability.
• Demonstrated experience of working with people with psychosocial disability and supporting them to access and utilise the NDIS.
• Current unrestricted Australian driver's licence.

Full Selection Criteria available within the advertisement.

The Benefits

• Level 5 (SCHCADS)on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
• Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900 + additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits such as meals and holiday accommodation
• Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + Christmas/New Years Gratis Day + 10 weeks paid primary carer parental leave
• Comprehensive infrastructure including a laptop, mobile phone and other resources for work purposes
• ExclusiveFleet pricing discountswith our preferred automotive supplier
• Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1mentoringand acomprehensive inductionprogram
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support
• Opportunities for professional development and training to obtain mental health specific qualifications such as Mental Health First Aid, Certificate IV or Diploma in Mental Health and ASIST Suicide Prevention training
• Workplace community groups- Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUpGroup for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
• Employee discounts program at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, JB HI FI, Rebel, Myer, Booking.com etc.)