October 22, 2024

Wellcare Australia

Canberra

OTHER

Christmas Casual - Mental Health Support Worker

Are you passionate about mental health advocacy and support? Do you have a drive to help and support others? Looking to take on an additional job during the holidays?
Wellcare Australia is looking for passionate individuals to join our growing team of mental health support workers.
At Wellcare Australia, we provide shared housing and assistance for mental health participants with ongoing care needs. Our vision is to provide outstanding person-centered and recovery-oriented care, through the provision of our support workers, to help our participants through their recovery journey. Wellcare Australia is also a registered NDIS provider.
The core mission of the organisation is to promote and support a recovery based on hope and ambition for all our residents, allowing their mental health to flourish.
As a mental health support worker, you will be required to use a variety of evidence based approaches, helping support individuals to live a satisfying life while assisting their mental health recovery.
Your role will be to provide vital daily living assistance towards participants with complex support needs, allowing participants to integrate and engage safely into the community. With encouragement and mentoring, you will support our participants to maintain their independence by promoting social, vocational, and living skills.
How you can help:

Wellcare Australia offers different kinds of support depending on our participants’ needs, including but not limited to:
Assisting our participants experiencing mental illness to attend peer and other support groups
Provide safe and supportive access to the community
Assist in building supportive relationships with individuals, their care team and families.
Emotional and crisis support
Access to other support services and provide multi-level support during clinical consultations
Assist participants in developing their daily living abilities
Using a person-centred approach to help those living with a mental illness to maximise their independence and confidence
Mentoring our participants to establish daily routines and life skills, education, health and fitness and work skills and other duties as directed.

What we can offer you?
As an employee of WCA, you will get the following benefits:

A rewarding career path that makes a daily, visible impact on peoples lives
Ongoing opportunity for personal and professional growth and development
Flexible working hours to accommodate a work-life balance
A friendly, engaging, and inspirational work environment
On-the-job training and development
Competitive pay rate

NOTE: Applicants must be available to work for a minimum of 3 days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) per week to be considered for this role
Students currently undertaking study in the field of Mental Health, Nursing Social Work, and other related fields are also encouraged to apply.
If you have any queries about the position, please contact HR on 0450244125 during business hours Mon - Fri during business hours
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $33.96 – $41.76 per hour
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