Support consumers in recovery-focused rehabilitation
Join the Transitional Housing Team as a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide Advanced (CA4) in a temporary full-time 12-month role. You'll support mental health consumers through psychosocial interventions, daily living support, community access and collaborative multidisciplinary care.
Your new role:
In this advanced AHA role, you will support clinicians by delivering delegated psychosocial interventions, assisting with screening, implementing individual and group programs, and providing practical support that helps consumers maintain independence and progress toward recovery. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and contribute to safe, effective and culturally sensitive service delivery.
You will:
* Conduct delegated clinical screening tasks for consumers with complex needs
* Implement individual and group therapeutic programs under clinician supervision
* Provide support across transport, advocacy, crisis response, ADLs and community access
* Deliver education to consumers on defined health and living skills topics
* Maintain accurate documentation, data entry and Mental Health Act–related records
About you:
You are a proactive, recovery-focused allied health assistant with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with consumers, families and multidisciplinary teams.
You will bring:
* Experience delivering psychosocial or mental health rehabilitation support
* Strong communication and cultural sensitivity in consumer interactions
* Ability to implement therapeutic programs and support independent living skills
* Capability to work autonomously within clear scope and delegation frameworks
* High-level organisation, problem-solving and adaptability in dynamic settings
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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 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.