AddressMental Health Support Worker
Lakefield Care
Lakefield Care needs a reliable Support Worker with Mental Health experience and experience with providing personal care.
WHY WORK FOR US?
Lakefield Care was founded on the principles and ethics of Social Work. Our success with providing person-centred care is extremely rare within the industry. We understand that our clients are first and foremost human beings, who deserve and require to be treated as such. Lakefield Care always wants to be the employer of choice. To that end, we pay better than anyone else, and we run our roster on strict Award guidelines. Most importantly, we regard you as our greatest asset and we treat you as such: if you ever wanted to be valued at your job, come and experience it with us.
We value experience, yes, but we value lived experience more. If you have family experience of disability you already know more than any course or Cert could teach you. We are looking for people with empathy, people who will be engaged with their Participant, people who care about the outcome.
Capability to undertake personal care (and understanding of hoisting) is a big bonus. We know that's not for everyone, and that's ok, so still apply if you fall into that category.
Do you have good communication with your bosses currently? One of the reasons we started Lakefield Care was because we felt isolated in our roles. Bosses who were too pressured to communicate, shifts that did not have any apparent or particular goal . We do it differently: in the office, we are here to support you, working on the front line. We aim to ensure that you are at peak performance, that you have everything you need and a full understanding of what, why, where and when. We always do (paid) Meet & Greets, so that you always know what's behind the door that you are going through, and who your client is. And they have already met you, so that crucial first shift will always be easier.
WHY WOULD WE BE INTERESTED IN YOU?
You've got a genuine commitment and enjoy supporting people. You want to work along side others who are motivated to actually help realise goals. You're fed up with companies taking the money and not caring about the people. You're sure that out there somewhere is an organisation that wants to do it right and you want to be part of that change. You want to grow and learn: you have curiosity.
