Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until October 2026
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 3
Remuneration: Depending on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ662647
Application close: Sunday 14th June
Family Recovery Worker About The Opportunity
The Family Recovery Worker delivers mental health prevention, parenting support, and family-focused recovery interventions across the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD).
Key Responsibilities
* Providing clinical consultation, advice, and liaison to health and community services on issues affecting children and families impacted by parental mental illness.
* Strengthening the capacity of services to deliver effective family-focused responses, interventions, and support for families experiencing mental health challenges.
* Delivering evidence-based interventions and programs for parents living with mental illness, with an emphasis on early intervention, recovery, and support for families and carers.
* Collaborating with families, carers, and key stakeholders to promote the wellbeing, resilience, and recovery of children whose parents experience mental illness.
* Supporting integrated and coordinated care approaches that enhance outcomes for parents, children, and families across the service network.
This role is focused on improving family wellbeing, strengthening parenting capacity, and ensuring children and families receive timely, appropriate, and recovery-oriented support.
Suitable for following backgrounds
* Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
* Occupational Therapist Level 3
* Welfare Off Level 3
* Counsellor Level 3
What We Expect
* Qualifications in mental health-related discipline: AHPRA Registered Nurse, Psychologist, or Occupational Therapist with three years post registration experience in mental health, Social Worker eligible for membership of AASW or Bachelor Degree Counselling or Community Welfare with three years post graduate experience in mental health.
* Demonstrated experience working with children and families or carers, and familiarity with contemporary mental health service delivery models, including crisis intervention and family intervention.
* Demonstrated experience in psychological interventions in community mental health including knowledge of psychopharmacological treatments, side effects and family interventions.
* Experience, knowledge, and skills working in collaborative partnerships with GPs, government and non-government organisations and other agencies.
Applicants must have current Australian work rights. We are unable to consider applicants who do not meet this requirement.
Benefits
* Accrued day off each month (ADO)
* 17.5% annual leave loading
* Paid parental leave
* Salary packaging to increase your take‐home pay
* Novated leasing options
* Relocation assistance (where eligible)
* Discounted gym access through Fitness Passport
* Free flu vaccinations
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
* Access discounted private health insurance
* Access to professional development and education
* Secondment and career‐advancement opportunities across the District
Equal Opportunity Employer
Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through the Stepping Up initiative.
Health and Safety
* All NSW Health workers are required to comply with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive, including mandatory evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases such as annual influenza vaccination and tuberculosis assessment.
* COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, but workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations.
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