Support Worker

**Description**:
Promote independence, development and confidence in others
Outreach support / 24/7 Residential - dual disabilities & challenging behaviours
Part time and casual roles available (day and sleepover shifts) - SCHADS Level 3

About You
Are you are motivated to improve the lives of those living with mental disorders? Can you resolve conflict & deal with practical issues to support others and achieve outcomes? If so then this is the challenging and rewarding role that you have been looking for.

**Additional attributes we are looking for include**:

- Patience and emotional resilience with effective listening skills & an adaptable communication style

Capability to advocate for others and build sustainable support networks
Confidence to work autonomously while contributing to team objectives
Prior knowledge / experience (work or lived) supporting people with mental disorders where challenging behaviours are common
Experience in an AOD and/or community access context
Confident ability to use IT systems across computer and mobile devices

Our staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and meet all compliance requirements in relation to NDIS Work Screening, Working With Children’s Check, work rights and possess a current & valid driver’s licence.

About the Role

We assist & support individuals (consumers) in their own homes and community to develop skills and abilities to gain independence to complete day to day tasks. Our goal is to enable rather than do, to promote independence, development and confidence of the individuals. Our success will enable them to have the voice and choice to thrive in their local communities.

**The role entails**:
Providing 1:1 support to consumers in their own home and community setting
Meeting the individual needs according to an established behavioral support plan
Developing professional relationships with individuals, their families and others in the community
Providing accurate and timely case notes so that others can provide a consistent experience for the individual
Providing support to assist consumers to work towards their individual goals

We have the opportunity to provide a shifts across a variety of days and times of day as we are a 24/7 service. Ideally we are seeking individuals with flexibility to work across a variety of shifts including 1-2 regular sleepover shifts per week. Part time opportunities will offer between 12 to 30 hours per week.

**What we can offer you**:
Ermha365 is an agile and innovative non-profit with a growth agenda across Australia.

**As an employee you will be offered**:
Support as needed utilising our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and unlimited access to our online Wellbeing Centre
Industry-leading induction and on the job training provide with access to free continuous online learning modules at your own pace
Flexibility in working hours to suit work life balance
A supportive team environment that is engaging and inspiring
A competitive total package - SCHADS award with the ability to reduce your taxable income through salary packaging and access to discounts with 400+ retailers in Australia

About ermha365

This job isn’t for everyone. At ermha365 we work with clients with some of the most complex mental health and disability support needs in Victoria/NT.

We’re a lifeline for people who often feel like “a square peg in a round hole” - those who experience stigma and discrimination, and are ostracised or excluded from the simple things that most of us take for granted. In many cases we have become the provider of last resort, although we see ourselves as the provider of first choice.

We believe in the potential of everyone. We never give up, and we never give in.

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