Youth Mental Health Recovery Practitioner

Work Initiatives; Geelong; On-site; AUD 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent working conditions

Professional development opportunities

Salary packaging benefits

Job summary

Barwon Health invites applications for a Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Program Worker within the Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) service. This casual pool role supports young people aged 16–25 through recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care in a 24/7 residential setting.

Responsibilities include delivering individual and group rehabilitation, mentoring, and collaborating with families and multidisciplinary teams to support transition back into the community.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with mental ill-health or psychosocial challenges.
• Knowledge of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice principles.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver recovery-focused rehabilitation support through individual and group programs that build daily living skills, social connection, confidence, wellbeing and community participation.
• Create safe and therapeutic environments by providing practical assistance, mentoring and emotional support that reflects trauma-informed, person-centred and recovery-oriented practice.
• Work collaboratively with consumers, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams to support goal setting, recovery planning and successful transition back into the community.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Group facilitation

Trauma-informed practice

Recovery-oriented practice

Education

Mental Health related qualification

Community Services

Social Work

Psychology

Occupational Therapy

Youth Work or related field

Job description

Barwon Health invites applications for a Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Program Worker within the Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) service. This casual pool role supports young people aged 16–25 through recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care in a 24/7 residential setting.

Responsibilities include delivering individual and group rehabilitation, mentoring, and collaborating with families and multidisciplinary teams to support transition back into the community.