Casual Mental Health Support Worker - Residential Care

Stride; Caboolture; Vor Ort; AUD 39.000 - 50.000; Teilzeit

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Zusammenfassung

Stride is seeking casual roles in Caboolture, QLD to provide quality support for adults and young people living with mental illness in supported accommodation. You’ll work in a collaborative recovery model, promoting independence and community connections.

Roles include overnight shifts on a rotating 24/7 roster. Applicants must have a Cert IV in mental health or related discipline, be eligible for a Blue Card, and hold a driver’s license. Excellent training and career development are provided.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum Cert IV in mental health or related discipline (ideally a completed diploma or Bachelors).
• Demonstrated effective listening, empathy and communication skills.
• Experience in working with people experiencing mental illness.
• Ability to think and act calmly and deal sensitively with distressed people.
• Understanding of duty of care, rights to privacy and confidentiality.
• Ability to link program participants with other community resources and promote recovery.
• Experience working with families, carers, government agencies and community services.
• Willingness to abide by Disability Services Acts and Standards and Work Health & Safety Act.
• Competence with Microsoft Office.
• Must be available for overnight shifts.
• Must be available to work a rotating 24/7 roster.
• Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a Blue Card.
• Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance.
• Current driver’s license

Aufgaben

• Provide quality support and services to people with a mental illness, who live in supported accommodation.
• Provide support that is client focused, community oriented, and sensitive.
• Assist people with a mental illness to maintain key organisational and other relationships, which facilitate independent living.
• Increase access and equity for clients within a collaborative recovery model of psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Assist people with mental illness to improve daily living skills.
• Encourage clients to practice personal hygiene and educate on healthy living habits.
• Encourage clients to assist in daily household tasks.
• Mentor clients in building productive relationships and using effective conflict resolution strategies.

Kenntnisse

Empathy

Active listening

Communication

Conflict resolution

Ausbildung

Cert IV in mental health or community services

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Stride is seeking casual roles in Caboolture, QLD to provide quality support for adults and young people living with mental illness in supported accommodation. You’ll work in a collaborative recovery model, promoting independence and community connections.

Roles include overnight shifts on a rotating 24/7 roster. Applicants must have a Cert IV in mental health or related discipline, be eligible for a Blue Card, and hold a driver’s license. Excellent training and career development are provided.