Mental Health Support Worker

4 days ago

Seven Hills, Australia Care With Excellence Full time

The role of a Mental Health Support Worker in Home Care is to provide support to our clients with a disability who require assistance with Medical Appointments, Transportation, Personal care, Domestic tasks such as Menu Planning, Cooking, Cleaning etc. With a strong focus on developing the skills of each individual to live as autonomously as possible within a shared living and one on one environment. Residents are supported each morning and afternoon, overnight and on weekends/Public Holidays by experienced and qualified staff.

**About You**:
We require our Care Workers to be reliable, committed, and empathetic individuals to provide quality care as a Support Worker
We look for:

- A can-do attitude and genuine interest in helping others
- Extensive experience with manual handling and working with high intensity participants
- Various hobbies - sewing, arts, gardening, cooking, and scrap booking to name a few
- Experience in various outdoor pursuits and activities
- A practical understanding of hygiene assistance and commitment of care
- Enjoyment in social activities, and one-on-one engagement
- Understanding of physical limitations and a safe, sensible approach
- Creativity, enthusiasm, sensitivity, and emotional stability
- Strong communication and organisational skills - able to manage your time and support clients to do the same in an everyday capacity
- People who have some extra time and appreciate being with others
- Those who have strong work ethics and enjoy being team player
- Commitment to providing responsive and considerate care
- Prioritise punctuality and reliability
- Prioritise individual, family and guardian needs
- Proactive and mobile for on call shifts
- Able to complete 2 to 8 hour shifts.

**Qualifications**:

- Certificate III in Individual Support, Aged Care, Disability, Community Services or equivalent.
- Diploma in Mental Health (Preferred Not Essential)

**Mandatory requirements**
- First Aid Certification (required)
- National Police Certificate (required)
- Driver Licence (required)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working with Children Check (required)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (required)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module (required)
- Flexibility to work within a service that provides 24/7 care, this includes weekend work, sleepover and or active night shifts within a fortnightly roster.
- Competent with Microsoft Office suite particularly MS Word and MS Outlook.
- Covid 19 vaccination or the willingness to obtain before commencing employment
- Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19 Certificate of Acknowledgement

Pre Employment Assessment with drug screen.
- All applicants must have a relevant visa or working rights in Australia.

**Next Steps**:
Schedule:

- Morning Shifts
- Afternoon Shift
- Day shift
- Sleep Over
- Monday to Sunday
- Weekend & Public Holiday availability

COVID-19 considerations: fully vaccinated Included Booster

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: From $32.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Afternoon shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Public holidays

Application Question(s):

- Are you capable of commuting yourself to and from shifts?

**Experience**:

- Mental Health Support worker: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- National Police Certificate (preferred)
- Driver Licence (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 30/05/2025
Expected Start Date: 01/06/2025

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