• Permanent Full Time and Part Time opportunities available
• Locations: Dubbo, Orange, Walgett and surrounds
• Salary: $78,000 to $103,000 Base + Super + Not For Profit Salary Packaging
• Salary dependant on position, qualifications and experience
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need.

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we're building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Join a vital new Program - make a real impact! The Way Back Program is a non-clinical support service focused on providing rapid practical psychosocial support to people experiencing a suicidal crisis or who have attempted suicide.

Positions are available in Dubbo, Orange, Walgett and surrounds.

We're looking for passionate and driven people to join this valuable new service designed to reach and support communities who may not typically engage with the health system. This Program is expanding across Western NSW, and we are keen to talk with people who have an interest in the below positions:

• Peer Worker - work within a recovery and Lived Expertise framework in collaboration with other relevant services to support people to build independence in their daily life and contribute to their recovery, community integration, and wellbeing.

• Care Coordinator - work within a recovery framework in collaboration with other relevant services to support people to build independence in their daily life and contribute to their recovery, community integration, and wellbeing.

• Community Engagement Worker - responsible for documenting strategy, building local engagement with a range of stakeholders and community by effective collaboration and leading meetings across the community.

• Team Leader - provide supervision, guidance and support to the team as well as be responsible for auditing of case notes ensuring quality care and support, reviewing risk and safety plans and ongoing reporting functions.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jenna Bottrell on 0457 526 068 or Jess Silva on 0421 610 240

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

How to apply

Click 'Apply' and send your application today! Please advise the position that you are interested in

As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you