Residential Support Worker

5 days ago

Wacol, Australia Stride Full time

Stride is a leading national mental health provider
- Opportunities available in Wacol AND Park Ridge
- Great workplace culture & collaborative team

**About us**:
We are leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition - it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

**On offer**:

- Opportunities available in Wacol AND Park Ridge
- Casual positions
- Paying on SCHADS Level 3**plus Super
- Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free)
- Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650
- Leave loading at 17.5%
- Stride Rewards - access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)
- One paid wellbeing leave day per year
- Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12 month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
- Paid parental leave support
- Supportive team environment
- Excellent training and career development

**Role overview**:

- Provide quality support and services to people with a mental illness, who live in supported accommodation.
- Provide support that is client focused, community oriented, and sensitive.
- Assist people with a mental illness to maintain key organisational and other relationships, which facilitate independent living.
- Increase access and equity for clients within a "collaborative recovery model of psychosocial rehabilitation".
- Assist people with mental illness to improve daily living skills.
- Encourage clients to practice personal hygiene and educate on healthy living habits
- Encourage clients to assist in daily household tasks.
- Mentor clients in building productive relationships and using effective conflict resolution strategies.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum of Cert IV in mental health or community services related discipline (ideally a completed diploma or Bachelors)
- Demonstrated effective listening, empathy and communication skills
- Experience in working with people experiencing mental illness
- Ability to think and act calmly and deal sensitively with distressed people
- Understanding of the principles of duty of care, rights to privacy and confidentiality
- Ability to help program participants link in with other relevant community resources and to promote the rights, responsibilities and recovery of program participants
- Demonstrated ability to work with families, carers, government agencies and community services
- Willingness to abide by the Disability Services Acts and Standards and Work Health & Safety Act
- Competence with Microsoft Office
- Must be available for overnight shifts
- Must be available to work a rotating 24/7 roster
- Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a Blue Card
- Current driver's license

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt, with a final closing date of** 28 May 2025.**

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