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Mental Health Support Worker

4 months ago

Illawarra, Australia Fortitude Illawarra Full time

**COME AND JOIN THE FORTITUDE TEAM**

**We are seeking passionate, empathetic people who want to make a difference. Integrity is a must**

**ABOUT US**

Fortitude Illawarra is a local Psychosocial Disability Service Provider focusing on what we do best, supporting people with a Psychosocial disability who are impacted by mental illness to live their best life.

At Fortitude Illawarra, we believe access to personalised quality support is key to ensuring everyone has choice and control over their life, build on their resilience and reach their goals. This will empower people to navigate life’s hurdles with fortitude. We appreciate and value a person’s individuality and understand that everyone’s life journey is different. We work with each person to tailor personalised supports, allowing them a safe space to feel heard and accepted for who they are, regardless of their life experiences.

**Our mission-** To evoke a sense of belonging, acceptance and gratitude for both our Participants and staff, so that we can be happy, positive mentors to empower our Participant’s to live their best life.

**Our vision**:

- To empower people to feel safe, heard and in control of their life, regardless of their emotional experiences.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

We work collaboratively with individuals, support coordinators and other key people in a person’s life to deliver individualised support for Participant's to reach their goals.

**Your role will be empowering Participants to**:

- Access their community for social and recreational activities
- Prioritise their self-care
- Attend activities in the community
- Strengthen and maintain family relationships.
- Build their capacity
- Cope with the stresses of day-to-day life
- Improve and maintain their mental health and wellbeing
- Create Individual recovery plans to capture their strengths, challenges and short-term goals.
- Have a safe, confidential space for them to share their hopes, fears and dreams.

**The successful applicants will need to have the following**:

- A minimum of working towards certificate/diploma/degree within the disability/community services sector.
- First aid certificate or booked in to complete.
- mental health first aid or willingness to obtain.
- Professional or relevant lived/learnt experience supporting people with a disability
- Working with children check
- Committed to working from a strengths-based approach
- High work ethic
- Understanding of professional boundaries
- A creative approach to remaining person focused.
- A can do attitude.
- A dream of work/life balance, where you are in control of your workload.

Most important, your values and morals must align with those of Fortitude Illawarra. The work we do is more than work, it is a love for what we do.

**If this role sounds like the right role for you**
- I would first like to start with thank you. Thank you for being a good Human who wants to make a difference. The work we do is so important and can be life changing for both you and the Participant. If you are given the opportunity to work for Fortitude Illawarra, it is because I respect you and I believe in you. I am committed to working closely with the staff at Fortitude, so that you feel supported and appreciated, just as I know you will respect me and what Fortitude stands for. Together we will make a great team. The beauty of the way Fortitude is structured, is that YOU control your workload. As we receive referrals, you will be offered the opportunity to take on these Participant’s, but work/life balance is really important, so YOU get to decide what is right for you. I am so excited to learn more about you, so please apply_ _in hope that together we will achieve great things '~Melinda_

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $38.10 - $65.52 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Travel reimbursement

Schedule:

- Flexible hours

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff members are required to follow NSW health orders and mentor Participants to do the same.

Application Deadline: 22/02/2023