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About the Organisation
Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client-led, recovery-orientated mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About Swan View
Swan View is transitional accommodation providing safe, secure, comprehensive, culturally appropriate and flexible supports for up to 12 months. Support is based upon the individual needs of people with a mental illness with input from their families and/or carers. The service will support participants to transition to the NDIS and find suitable long term sustainable housing and supports.
About the role
As a Mental Health Support Worker you will work directly with consumers to provide supports that are client centred, safe, and aimed at achieving positive outcomes, whilst promoting independence, choice and decision making. You will support and maintain consumer welfare and interests at all times and models professional behaviours including a high degree of objectivity, integrity, and compassion.
Morning Shift 07:30 - 15:30
Afternoon Shift 14:30 - 22:30
Night Shift 21:30 - 07:30
Contracts will be for 5-10 shifts per fortnight, Monday to Sunday. Contact end date of the 30th June 2022 with a possibility of extension.
Key responsibilities:
Skills & Experience
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening check.
Benefits
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter addressing the selection criteria in one document, click Apply and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact recruitment@lwb.org.au
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