Mental Health Support Worker

Deivian Care Services, based in Melbourne, has been a NDIS registered and Aged Care service provider since 2018.

Our vision is to make a difference in our partners' lives by focusing on meeting their needs and care goals, as well as helping them feel supported, and maximizing their independence.

As a deeply grounded NDIS and Aged Care provider, we require Support Workers on a casual premise with a view towards permanency. One should be adaptable and flexible to work with individuals with diverse special needs and to help frail, older people, including the prematurely aged, living in the community to maximize their independence.

**About the team**

We are dedicated to social justice values and strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect, regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, or religion. We value ethnic, gender, and occupational diversity, and we employ devoted, bright, and motivated employees who work on a variety of projects and services.

We collaborate to help clients at every point of their journey, from crisis to recovery to long-term, sustainable change.

**About the Role**

**Deivian Care is looking for a Mental Health Support Worker in Heatherton and surrounding suburbs **with expertise helping vulnerable and marginalized older persons through high-quality case management, social work, and outreach. You will play an important role for many participants who may be excluded from mainstream healthcare, social support, and opportunities, negatively impacting their functioning and independence in the community. You'll use evidence-based, integrated, and person-centered approaches to give individualized assistance using clinical frameworks and modalities to create co-developed realistic recovery programs that are both individualized and powerful. Your goal is to help and encourage people to recognize their own self-efficacy and make long-term changes by taking control of their own journey.

**About You**
- A person-centered, values-based approach to service delivery that is informed by a proven commitment to social justice concerns.
- Knowledge and understanding of trauma informed, strengths-based and person-centered care.
- Demonstrated communication and relationship management abilities, as well as the ability to maintain collaborative working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

**Job Role and Responsibilities**
- Provide support and assistance with living skills, connections with the community, personal and social development, employment, education, and training.
- Assist participants with ADL’s, money, health and wellbeing, general life skills, and recreational activities as part of their care management plans.
- As appropriate, create client file notes and assist with administrative responsibilities to ensure that operations function effectively.
- Empower participants to pursue significant goals and make a positive influence in the lives of people.

**Skills -**
- Able to distinguish between people’s normal behaviour and a mental illness.
- Provide appropriate and genuine support in response.
- Empathy - understanding the client’s feelings surrounding a traumatic experience.
- Effective Interpersonal Skills and able to interact with complex needs of clients.
- Suicide prevention - practical steps towards suicide prevention
- Strong communication skills - written and verbal skills to liaise with clients and other agencies and support groups.

**Experience/Certification Required**
- Relevant qualification in Mental Health/Disability/Aged Care/Individual Support/Social Work
- Full Victorian Driver's License and your own vehicle (registered in your name)
- National Criminal Check
- Working with Children Check
- First Aid & CPR (or willingness to get one)
- Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate
- Manual Handling (not mandatory but preferable)

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual

**Salary**:$29 up to $43.50

Schedule:

- Shift work
- **Active Overnight ** Pay rate will differ from the above rate.**

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

License/Certification:

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

Work Authorization:

- Australia (required)

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual

**Salary**: $30.00 - $43.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Shift work

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Heatherton VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- Do you have a car and drive one?

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (required)
- Working with Children Check (required)
- National Police Certificate (required)
- Driver Licence (required)
- Certification in Mental Health management (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia