NDIS Mental Health Officer - Northern Sydney

About the role

Flourish Australia is recruiting a NDIS Mental Health Officer for the Northern Sydney Local Health District, based at Macquarie Hospital in North Ryde with travel across the district. The position is closed-term full-time, Monday to Friday, until 30 June 2027 (possible extension), at $107,800 per year plus super and salary packaging. The NDIS Mental Health Officer Program is statewide, with one officer per local health district and specialty health network, and aims to improve access to and the experience of the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability.

Key responsibilities

• Work with LHD or SHN mental health services to identify people who are or are likely to be 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 and their supports

Required profile

• Qualifications in human services or a relevant field and/or relevant work experience in psychosocial disability
• Demonstrated experience working with people with psychosocial disability and helping them access and use the NDIS
• Excellent understanding of the NDIS and eligibility criteria for psychosocial disability
• 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, independence and tight deadlines
• Current unrestricted Australian driver's licence (P2 acceptable) and Category A vaccination
• Desirable: personal lived experience of a mental health issue, and experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse consumers

Required skills

• Strong organisation skills and ability to monitor participant progress through the NDIS process
• Sensitivity when working with people with psychosocial disability, their families and carers
• Excellent written and verbal communication and IT system competence

What we offer

• Level 5 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement 2018
• Tax-free salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a. through SmartSalary
• Leave loading of 17.5%, two extra days of personal leave, Flourish Australia Day, paid primary carer parental leave and purchased annual leave
• Flexible work arrangements and professional development such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
• Monthly reflective practice, My Plan career development, free Employee Assistance Program and community groups
• Personal fleet pricing, novated leasing (casuals ineligible) and employee discounts

Appointments are subject to NDIS Worker Screening clearance, National Criminal Record Checks and Working With Children Check. Applications are made online through the employer's application form, with a resume attached.