Senior Support Worker (Mental Health). Max Term Part Time - Swan View

About Swan View

Swan View is transitional accommodation providing safe, secure, comprehensive, culturally appropriate and flexible support 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 in transitioning to the NDIS and finding suitable long-term sustainable housing and support.

The Role

The Senior Support Worker is responsible for supervising the support of up to 3 adults who are experiencing significant complex mental health challenges.

The Senior Support Worker will promote positive mental health by supporting those in our service through involvement in delivering safe services, encouraging recovery and individual creativity, and embracing a holistic approach to wellness. Reporting to the Program Manager of Mental Health, this role has oversight of the direct care services to clients, training, supervision of the team, and monitoring of the program's performance and effectiveness.

This role is part-time (72 hours a fortnight) until August 2024. The hours are 07:00-17:00 4 days per week. The days are flexible but the shift times are non-negotiable to ensure the Senior Support Worker can attend both handovers. The hourly rate is a level 3.1 SCHADS award (starting at $34.04).

About You

To be considered for this role, you must have the following:

• Demonstrat  ed ability to work with individuals, families, or groups from a strengths-based, culturally appropriate perspective
• Experience with complex mental health
• Experience with the National Disability Insurance Scheme
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with individuals whilst being able to have honest and, at times, difficult conversations. 
• Current Drivers Licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks, including National Criminal History Record Check.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process

Benefits

• SCHADS award level 3, 64 hours a fortnight
• Training and career development opportunities
• Salary packaging benefits
• Use of a pool car based at the house

How to Apply

Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact abigail.macleod@lwb.org.au 

About LWB

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 backgrounds and people with disability to apply.