Mental Health Support Worker

1 day ago

Brisbane, Australia Primacy Care Australia Full time

This is an opportunity to grow with Primacy Care's Queensland team We are currently seeking energetic, passionate, and highly committed support workers in Cornubia and Zillmere to assist our participants.

Our participants have various support needs and your role as a Mental Health Support Worker may involve assisting them to access and stay engaged within their chosen community, group activities, companionship, maintaining relationships and transportation. The Mental Health Support Worker role is vital in assisting participants to achieve their NDIS plan goals and we aim to deliver high quality, person-centered services to meet the needs of our participants.

**What are the duties and responsibilities of a Mental Health Support Worker?**
- Provide support to participants in line with a person centered approach
- Empower participants to make choices in all their lifestyle activities and meet daily living needs as well as attain better social participation in their community.
- Enable participants and build their capacity
- Provide short-term focused interventions, psychoeducation, support and guidance to participants.
- Support and assist participants to achieve their goals as per their NDIS funded supports.
- Deliver high quality, person-centered services to meet the needs of participants.
- Provide weekday and weekend support as required by participants.
- Recreational activities and community access
- Support to attend appointments in the community
- Support with meal planning, grocery shopping, making healthy life choices
- Support to research and plan activities of interest
- Ability to develop relationships on all levels
- Support to complete administration tasks and engaging with government bodies
- As part of this role, you may be required to transport the participant with your own vehicle.

**What are the required skills and qualifications?**
- Available for minimum of 4 days a week
- Minimum Australian Probationary Driver’s License, fully comprehensive insurance including business cover.
- Current Working with Children's Check or willing to apply.
- Current valid First Aid and CPR Certificate or willing to apply.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check or willing to apply.
- Commitment to providing exceptional support, aligning with our company values and excellent communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Desired: Certificate IV or degree in mental health or relevant field
- Desired: Experience in a support worker role or relevant field

**What do we offer?**
- Variety of shifts available
- Above award pay rates
- A flexible and supportive work environment
- Training and progression opportunities

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: From $32.64 per hour

Application Question(s):

- Do you have the right to work in Australia?
- Are you able to reliably commute to the advertised location and surround suburbs?

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