Senior Support Worker (Mental Health). Permanent Part Time - Fremantle

Return to Life Without Barriers • Perth, WA

8h

About The Position

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. About the Role The residential program based in Fremantle provides community-based homeless youth services to young people between 17 and 22 years of age, who show signs and symptoms of mental illness while homeless or at risk of homelessness. 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 Team Leader 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 is a permanent part time position of 64 hours per fortnight. The successful candidate must be able to commit to the following roster: Week 1 – Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri 14:30 – 22:30 Week 2 – Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat 14:30 – 22:30

Requirements

• Certificate IV in Mental Health
• Previous experience in working with people who have a mental health issue and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Experience working within a recovery framework with young people
• Demonstrated experience in developing care plans or individual plans
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring staff
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current Driver Licence

Responsibilities

• Provide general care and supervision to young people accessing the service
• Maintain a supportive and safe working environment
• Undertake activities in accordance with the care plan and funding arrangements
• Ensure the CIRTS database is up to date
• Monitor and maintain high quality documentation and provide detailed information to inform the development of care plans and service delivery
• Assist with the supervision, guidance and support of support workers
• Provide support and assistance to the Team Leader

Benefits

• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
• Opportunity to play a real and active part in improving the lives and well-being of clients

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed