Disability and Mental Health Worker

6 days ago

Epping, Australia Cosy Home Care Full time

**Cosy Home Care** is a company committed to delivering a highly personal, responsive, and client-focused service to people needing to access aged care and disability support services (including under the NDIS). We are a diverse and multilingual organization supporting individuals across a wide spectrum to achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes.

**Cosy Home Care** has a tremendous opportunity for mental health support works in Melbourne to join our vibrant team and provide holistic care and support to NDIS participants within a purposeful residential facility.

Mental health support workers are a vital part of providing vulnerable people with care and are able to radically improve their quality of life, providing support despite the complexities involved. The primary responsibility is to assist individuals who are unable to live independently by offering them the practical help and emotional support needed on a daily basis. Adopting a person-centered approach as such will enable clients to reach their full potential and live a fulfilling life, all whilst residing in a shared accommodation facility.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Strengthen client’s capacity to manage and maintain their health and daily life needs
- Prompt client to carry out personal care tasks in a non-demanding way
- Support client in participating and engaging at home in daily tasks and in the community
- Carry out domestic duties for client including meal preparation, household management, bed making, dusting, laundry, etc.
- Assist the client in accessing community activities such as shopping, recreation, leisure, and school activities to enable them to stay connected

**Skills and Experience**:

- Minimum 2 years as disability support worker with experience
- Must have experience providing personal care & community support to clients
- Must be tech-savvy
- Ability to learn new skills with the client
- Must have a positive attitude as well as a strong sense of accountability and confidentiality

**Mandatory Job Requirements**:

- CPR certificate (HLTAID009)
- First aid (HLTAID011 or HLTAID012)
- NDIS worker screening clearance
- Working With Children Check
- Work right visa/ proof of citizenship
- COVID-19 vaccination with booster shot
- Full Driver's License
- Car Registration and Comprehensive Car Insurance
- Certificate III/IV in Disability/Aged Care/Individual Support or above

**Other certifications**:

- NDIS Orientation Certificate (or willing to obtain)
- NDIS COVID-19 Infection Control Certificate (or willing to obtain)

**Shifts**: Monday - Sunday (flexible, 8-hour shifts, Day shifts, Afternoon shifts, sleepover shifts)

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $28.68 - $31.90 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 Vaccination with booster shot

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Epping VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Working with Children Check (preferred)
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (preferred)
- CPR Certification (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

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