Mental Health Worker

**Description**:

- Provide individual support to people living with mental illness - 24 hour facility
- Promote independence, development and confidence in others
- SCHADS Level 3. $36.00 - $38.60 p/h plus Super and loadings

**About You**:
Highly skilled and motivated individual to work alongside a high-performance multidisciplinary team in partnership with Alfred Mental and Addiction Health to deliver individualised psychosocial recovery orientated care. At South Yarra PARC, you will work with a team of Alfred Mental Health Nurses to provide outstanding mental health care to consumers with complex mental health care needs

**You will have**:

- Demonstrated flexibility, patience, initiative and emotional resilience
- Capability to advocate for others and build support networks
- Prior experience in mental health support or working with those who are disadvantaged in the community
- Reflective Practice led by a Senior Psychologist
- Access to Alfred Mental & Addictions Health Training Calendar

You will be available to work on a 2 week rotating roster which will include sleep over and weekend work.
Potential shifts as follows;
Week 1 - Mon 7pm - 11pm, (sleepover 11pm - 7am), Tue 7am - 9am, 7pm - 11pm, (sleepover 11pm - 7am), Wed 7am - 9am, Sat 6pm - 11pm, (sleepover 11pm - 7am), Sun 7am - 10am, 6pm - 11pm (Sleepover 11pm - 7am)
Week 2 - Mon 7am - 9am, Tue 7pm - 11pm, (sleepover 11pm - 7am), Wed 7am - 9am, 7pm - 11pm, (sleepover 11pm - 7am), Thur 7am - 9am, Fri 7pm - 11pm, (sleepover 11pm - 7am), Sat 7am - 10am

It is a requirement of this position to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, acquire and maintain a positive Working With Children’s Check, an NDIS Worker Screening Check and a current & valid driver’s licence.

About the Role
Work in collaboration with our team of highly skilled Mental Health Workers and Clinical Multidisciplinary Team, including Psychiatrists, a Psychologist, Peer Worker, Social Worker and Nurses. We pride ourselves on a personalised approach and delivering individualised recovery orientated care. Our Mental Health Workers goal is to enable rather than do, to promote independence, development and confidence of individuals. Our success will enable them to have the voice and choice to thrive in their local communities.

**The Mental Health Key Support Worker role entails**:

- Assessments of individuals with a Mental Health Nurse to determine suitability for PARC
- Deliver evidence-based group content that is curated to the cohort of the ever-changing participant group
- Develop evidence-based care plans that are strengths-based with a holistic wellness focus
- Develop collaborative risk management and mitigation plans
- Enhancing and promoting links with natural supports in the community
- Providing accurate and timely case notes so that colleagues and stakeholders can provide a consistent experience for clients
- Empower people to make connections in the community
- Develop recovery goals, implement steps to achieve set goals
- Monitor and track the progress of goals
- Support planning and review, direct support and exit planning

While ermha365 continues to operate face-to-face services through COVID-19 we are taking appropriate actions to ensure that our staff and the people we support are as safe as possible. You will be expected to adhere to all COVID-19 standards, requirements and processes including (but not limited to) wearing appropriate PPE and regular hygiene and cleanliness practices.

What we can offer you
- Ermha is an agile and innovative non-profit with a growth agenda across Australia. As an employee you will be offered:

- Staff support through 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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