Scenic Health are looking for experienced Mental Health Support Workers in the Cleveland area to help participants access the community on a regular basis and uphold their quality of life. Mental Health training and experience is essential to this position.
Why choose Scenic Health?
- Scenic Health is a small company based around participant-centered care.
- Pay above award rate.
- Match Support Workers with participants.
- Work for the same participants with set days and hours.
- Management team who is always ready to help and guide when needed.
Duties the role may include:
- Supporting community access, social engagement
- Keeping participant/s engaged in their lifestyle choices.
- Supporting participants to develop life skills and confidence in tasks and out in the community.
- Helping implement tools to help develop and keep motivation.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A willingness to support people with Mental Health and complex Mental Health illnesses.
- An understanding that starting with someone new takes time.
- Patience to work on and build a rapport with the participant.
- Willingness to support people with complex Mental Health and challenging behaviors.
- Have great communication skills and awareness of own Mental Health and willing to ask and accept support when needed.
Essential Criteria:
- Cert 3 individual support or higher.
- Mental health training and experience.
- Blue card.
- Yellow card with NDIS screening.
- First Aid and CPR.
- Valid driver's license.
- Reliable car.
Job Type: Casual
Salary: $37.50 – $80.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Afternoon shift
- Morning shift
Licence/Certification:
- First Aid Certification (Required)
- Working with Children Check (Required)
- National Police Certificate (Required)
- Driver Licence (Required)
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module (Required)
- NDIS Screening check (Required)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Required)
Summary of role requirements:
- Looking for candidates available to work:
- Monday: Morning, Evening
- Tuesday: Morning, Evening
- Wednesday: Morning, Evening
- Thursday: Morning, Evening
- Friday: Morning, Evening
- Saturday: Morning, Evening
- Sunday: Morning, Evening
- 1 year of relevant work experience required for this role
- Working rights required for this role
- Expected salary: $37 - $89 per hour