Mental Health Support Worker

Rate of pay starting from $33.23 p/hour (based on relevant experience)
- Part-time opportunities available (based in Hampton, Bayside VIC)
- Employee Benefits: Access to exciting rewards and wellness program

**About us**

We’ve been supporting people with a disability since 2007. Specialising in 24-hour disability programs for individuals with multiple and complex needs. We’re proud to be a trusted and registered service provider with the NDIA, TAC, DFFH and Worksafe.

Our values are:

- ** People, First**:

- **Brilliant Together**:

- **Bring Our Best. Always**:

- **Relentless Optimism**

**Benefits of joining our team**

As a CareChoice employee, benefits you’ll be able to take advantage of include:

- Employee Pathways Scholarships
- Employee Support Fund
- Free ongoing training and development
- Annual recognition awards
- Paid Pregnancy loss leave for either parent
- Flexible work
- A number of employee wellness platforms including EAP and Care4U, free flu shots and travel discounts.
- Discounts with major retailers including:

- Car and Health Insurance
- Fuel
- Groceries and food
- Gas, Electricity, Internet, and Mobile Phones
- Pet supplies
- Movie tickets
- Other major retailers such as Catch, Myer, Kmart, Big W, JB Hi Fi plus many more.
- Monthly Recognition & Reward for Employee of the Month
- Service Recognition Program
- Career development opportunities including secondments and Job-Ride-A-Long program

From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do your best work and really make a difference in people’s lives.

**About the role**

Due to continuous and exciting growth, we’re currently recruiting for multiple **Permanent Forensic Support Workers** to join our team to support a client based in the Hampton area.

You will be responsible for providing quality support and intensive community supervision to a participant with an intellectual disability who is moving into Specialist Disability Accommodation from a residential justice program.

The participant has previous offending behaviour and because of the seriousness of this behaviour has court ordered conditions to support him living safely in the community. There will be an emphasis on skill and capacity building to encourage independence and confidence for meaningful and active inclusion in society.

**We are only offering Permanent Part Time and Full Time positions.**

**About you**

To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to have demonstrated experience providing support to participants with high complex needs and or behaviours of concern.

Your background should include Complex or Forensic Support Work and ideally you will have experience working with clients that are high risk and are currently involved with the criminal justice system.

Essential to the role will be a thorough understanding of mental health disorders and trauma, an ability to maintain professional boundaries and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

You will also have the following skills and attributes:

- Covid19 Digital Vaccination Certificate or Immunisation Statement
- Diploma level qualification in a relevant field
- Clear and effective communication skills and ability to establish professional relationships with participants and their families
- Attention to detail and accuracy in record management
- Flexibility to work over a 7-day roster and the availability to work overnight shifts or attend training or meetings as required
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance or willing to obtain
- First Aid, CPR, WWCC and NDIS Worker Orientation module
- Current Driver’s License with access to a comprehensively insured vehicle (**mandatory**).

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