NDIS Mental Health Officer - Broken Hill

About the role

Flourish Australia is recruiting a NDIS Mental Health Officer for the Far West Local Health District, based in Broken Hill with travel across the district. The position is closed-term full-time until 30 June 2027 (extension possible), Monday to Friday, at $107,800 per year plus superannuation and salary packaging. The NDIS Mental Health Officer Program is a statewide program run by Flourish Australia, with one officer for each local health district and specialty health network; the Broken Hill officer works closely with mental health staff in the Far West LHD.

Key responsibilities

• Work with LHD or SHN mental health services to identify people eligible for the NDIS and help them obtain the right support
• Work across the NDIS journey, including access, planning, plan implementation and plan utilisation
• Build the capacity of mental health service staff around the NDIS
• Work with the NDIA, Local Area Coordinators, NDIS Support Coordinators, NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Coaches and other providers to connect people to the NDIS

Required profile

• Strong understanding of the NDIS and its supports, with good organisation skills and the ability to work sensitively with people with psychosocial disability, their families and carers
• Qualifications in human services or a relevant field and/or relevant work experience in psychosocial disability
• Demonstrated experience supporting people with psychosocial disability to access and use the NDIS
• Ability to build staff capacity, including through mentoring, and to liaise with service providers
• Ability to work across multiple sites and environments, with attention to detail and independence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and IT competence
• Current unrestricted Australian driver's licence (P2 acceptable) and Vaccination Category A
• Desirable: lived experience of a mental health issue, and experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse consumers

What we offer

• Enterprise agreement level 5 pay, tax-free salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2,650 for entertainment benefits
• Leave loading of 17.5%, two extra days of personal leave, Christmas and New Year day off, and 10 weeks paid primary carer parental leave
• Laptop, mobile phone and other work resources, regular supervision and mentoring, and an Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development such as Mental Health First Aid, Certificate IV or Diploma in Mental Health and ASIST training
• Community groups and employee discounts at 400+ retailers

Applicants must pass NDIS worker screening clearance, national criminal record checks and a Working With Children check. Applications are made online through the employer's application form, attaching a resume.