Disability & Mental Health Support Work

yaliwunga; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual hours with pathway to permanent

Job summary

yaliwunga in Ipswich, QLD invites applications for a Disability and Mental Health Support Worker. You will walk alongside youth and adults with complex needs, delivering trauma-informed, person-centred supports that help clients live meaningful, culturally safe lives.

This casual role offers 15–20 hours a week with a pathway to permanent position. You will have a driver’s licence, be able to work weekdays and/or weekends, and participate in ongoing training while making a tangible difference in

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience supporting youth and adults with complex needs in a person-centred and collaborative way.
• Understanding of behaviour support principles.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain).
• Valid Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with insurance.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Availability for weekday and/or weekend shifts.
• Clear and compassionate communication (written and verbal).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to upskill and participate in training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred, trauma-informed supports aligned with participant’s personal, recreational, vocational, and/or cultural goals.
• Adapt to working with both youth and adult clients in varying, complex care settings.
• Support daily living activities and routines.
• Facilitate community access and culturally safe social participation.
• Follow positive behaviour support plans and best practices.
• Transport clients safely in your own reliable vehicle.
• Maintain clear, accurate documentation and case notes.
• Collaborate with care teams, families, therapists, and coordinators.

Skills

Trauma-informed approach

Person-centered care

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Independence support

Education

Disability/ mental health/community services training

Job description

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Join yaliwunga as a valued Disability and Mental Health Support Worker – working alongside mob and young people with disabilities to live meaningful, culturally safe and more connected lives. This is not a generic support worker role and will suit someone who sees themselves as a mentor or peer-support person.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver person-centred, trauma-informed supports aligned with participant’s personal, recreational, vocational, and/or cultural goals

Adapt to working with both youth and adult clients in varying, complex care settings

Support daily living activities and routines

Facilitate community access and culturally safe social participation

Follow positive behaviour support plans and implement best practice in line with individual client needs

Transport clients safely in your own reliable and well-maintained vehicle

Maintain clear, accurate documentation and case notes

Collaborate with care teams, families, therapists, and coordinators

SIL Supports

About You:

This is not a generic support worker role and will suit someone who sees themselves as a mentor or peer-support person – you will be proactive and focussed on walking alongside each client as they work toward meaningful goals. These goals may be personal, recreational, vocational, and/or cultural. You will be someone who is connected with the community, able to see each individual client’s goals as important and worth striving toward and constantly looking for interesting ways to overcome barriers and foster independence.

Demonstrated experience supporting youth and adults with complex needs in a person-centred and collaborative way

Understanding of behaviour support principles

NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain)

Valid Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with insurance

Strong communication and documentation skills

Availability for weekday and/or weekend shifts

Clear and compassionate communication skills (written and verbal)

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Willingness to upskill, participate actively in training and other professional development opportunities

A genuine interest in working for a small, Aboriginal-owned company who's committed to changing how NDIS supports are delivered for the benefit of our clients

Highly Regarded:

Experience working with and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients in a culturally-safe way

Education, training and/or qualifications in disability, mental health or community services AND/OR lived work experience in the field

Experience with complex supports

Current First Aid & CPR

SIL Experience

Up to 15-20 hours a week casual employment with a view to move into a permanent position

Paid fortnightly on time always.

Supportive and culturally grounded team environment where your voice, ideas and bluesky thinking is valued, listened to and encouraged

Opportunity to grow alongside a values-driven organisation

LGBTQIA+ and culturally-inclusive

Autonomy over your role and agency over the client’s you are supporting

This role would suit someone who is identified and we strongly encourage applicants from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to apply

Please Contact *****@yaliwunga.com.au if you require any further information regarding the job position.