Employment Opportunities
- Want to work in an environment which values recovery and families?
- That delivers Statewide carer services?
- Uses a recovery framework to deliver innovative and inclusive mental health programs?
Work for an organisation that supports people with mental illness and those that care for them.
ARAFEMI supports a holistic approach to mental illness, where the active symptoms of illness are only one part of the difficulties encountered by people experiencing mental health problems and their families. Understanding and support from family and friends, community awareness, lessening of stigma, access to secure affordable housing and supportive assistance at times of exacerbation of symptoms all contribute to the well- being of people who experience mental illness and those who care for them.
We pride ourselves on creating a workplace that supports, values and empowers our staff. We aim to provide conditions, which enable our staff to enjoy their work and to maximise their personal potential. We have comprehensive induction and training programs, which pay particular focus to individual learning and development. One of our biggest compliments is that our staff want to come to work and are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people affected by mental illness.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people with disabilities and carers.
Volunteer Telephone Support Worker
Do you have experience caring for someone with a mental illness?
Are you interested in supporting people who care for someone with a mental illness?
The ARAFEMI Victoria Carer Helpline provides telephone support, information and referral to friends and family members of people with a mental illness.
Volunteer telephone support worker assists callers with understanding how they can best support someone with a mental illness, whilst taking care of themselves. Predominately ‘callers’ are carers of someone with a mental illness (both diagnosed and undiagnosed). Other callers may include: people with a mental illness; allied health workers; academic staff; and others. As a telephone support worker you will not provide counseling or offer advice.
Becoming a telephone support worker involves the completion of the induction training program, observations shifts and supervised-calls. Ongoing support, external group supervision and debriefing are provided. The induction program consists of 4 x 3 hour weekly training sessions. This position and training is located at the ARAFEMI head-office in Hawthorn.
The helpline operates Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm. Volunteers are required to work half a day per week on the helpline with a minimum commitment of 12 months.
Training will commence on 16th April
For further information please refer to the position description, Training Program and Volunteer Application Form below. Only applications including a Volunteer Application Form will be considered.
Download, Position Description, Application Form & Training Program.
Applications can be emailed to Neha Verma, or posted to the ARAFEMI headoffice in Hawthorne.
For further information, please contact (Volunteer Coordinator) Neha Verma on
03 9810 9300, or email neha.verma@arafemi.org.au.
Carer Peer Support Group Convenor
8 hours per week
We are currently seeking a Carer Peer Support Group Convenor to assist us with the delivery of four carer support groups across the Northern region. The position will be based at the ARAFEMI Rosanna office and the incumbent will work with Darebin Community Mental Health Service and various sites and programmes within NAMHS to re-develop and deliver support groups to carers living in the Northern region.
Download position description