Support Worker

Positions vary from 15 to 30 hours per week

Competitive salary structure

Excellent salary packaging of up to $15,900 pa

Organisational Context

Richmond Futures is a wholly owned subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship Tasmania Inc., the largest community-based providers of community mental health services in Tasmania. Our vision is to ‘inspire a healthy community, where people are leaders in their own lives and our mission is to 'deliver excellence through person centred, recovery and wellbeing services'. We strive to achieve this by promoting choice and control for all our consumers and NDIS participants and deliver services that help them achieve their goals.

We believe that recovery is an individual process and that with the right kind of support everyone can live a life based on their own strengths, values, and goals for the future. We use an approach that supports individuals to identify their personal strengths and values, to set goals and then helps them make progress towards achieving them.

Position Overview

The Support Worker is responsible to the relevant House Coordinator and will work as part of a team to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with Richmond Futures vision and principles. Support is provided to participants aligned with the principles of the NDIS, with Support Workers promoting individual choice and control to build capacity where possible with independence to enhance participant wellbeing. In collaboration with the Support Worker team and external service providers, this role supports participants with their needs as identified in their plan.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Provide practical assistance to participants aimed at meeting the participant’s individual needs as aligned with the care plan and roster of care

• Facilitate community inclusion and participation, dependent on individual needs, supporting participants to establish and maintain relationships

• Undertake and promote positive routines, duties and support with daily living activities in a cooperative, respectful and flexible manner

• Encourage positive behaviour and effectively manage challenging behaviour
• Respond to crisis, emergencies and incidents within specified guidelines, demonstrating initiative and seeking assistance to situations where needed
• Carry out designated duties and other reasonable duties as instructed and in line with the level and intent of the Support Worker role
• Attend and engage positively in internal and external meetings and training
• Work in a way that is consistent with the organisation’s values displaying professional and participant centred, safe work practices
• Complete all administrative tasks such as case notes, medication administration and incident reports in an accurate and timely manner

Position Criteria

Essential:

• Sound understanding of the needs of participants living with disability requiring supported accommodation
• Ability to establish professional relationships with participants, their families, services providers and colleagues
• Demonstrated understanding of wellbeing principles in mental health and a commitment to participant’s choice and control
• Ability to assess a situation, use initiative and determine the appropriate response
• Sound computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office and the ability to use or quickly acquire knowledge of Case Management System
• Ability to understand and work within the established, policies, procedures, guidelines and frameworks of the organisation

Desirable:

• Certificate IV in Mental Health, similar or working towards. A tertiary qualification will be highly regarded
• Previous experience working in mental health, drug and alcohol, disability or other related human services

Further information and applications:

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Only candidates who can legally work in Australia should apply and a current CPR, First Aid, Drivers Licence, Police Check and Working with Vulnerable People Card will be required for all new appointments.

Please contact recruitment for a position description via email: ***********@richmondtas.com.au

All applications must include a current resume and a cover letter, addressing the position criteria (maximum of 2 pages) by COB 1st of March 2024.