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Mental Health Support Workers - Illawarra
Part Time
34.00 - 43.00
Job description
Mental Health Support Worker (Wollongong)
We are seeking experienced and reliable Mental Health Support Workers to join our team in Wollongong, supporting NDIS participants with complex mental health needs. If you are compassionate, proactive, and confident working with diverse behaviours and support requirements, we'd love to hear from you.
Shifts vary from Community Participation (CP) to SIL home settings.
Casual workers are welcome to apply.
Plenty of shifts and plenty of work are available for the right candidates, with flexible rosters.
Key Responsibilities:
If you have a passion for mental health support and want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of NDIS participants, we invite you to apply.
We are seeking experienced and reliable Mental Health Support Workers to join our team in Wollongong, supporting NDIS participants with complex mental health needs. If you are compassionate, proactive, and confident working with diverse behaviours and support requirements, we'd love to hear from you.
Shifts vary from Community Participation (CP) to SIL home settings.
Casual workers are welcome to apply.
Plenty of shifts and plenty of work are available for the right candidates, with flexible rosters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide person-centred support to participants with mental health and psychosocial needs
- Support participants with community access, daily living skills, and capacity building
- Manage complex or challenging behaviours with professionalism and care
- Maintain high-quality progress notes and documentation
- Work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Follow participant support plans, behaviour support strategies, and risk management procedures
- Minimum 2+ years mental health experience
- Experience supporting participants with complex or challenging behaviours
- Experience with participants from the judicial system is highly regarded
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Reliable, switched-on, and able to make sound decisions in dynamic situations
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Current First Aid & CPR Certificate
- NDIS Modules: Worker Orientation Module, Induction Module, Supporting Safe & Enjoyable Meals Module
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Police Check
- Infection Control Certificate
- Must speak fluent English
- Comprehensive Car Insurance and own vehicle
If you have a passion for mental health support and want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of NDIS participants, we invite you to apply.
Required skills
teamwork
community access
documentation
reliability
ndis
mental health
decision-making
daily living skills
verbal communication skills
flexible rosters
written communication skills
progress notes
capacity building
wollongong
community participation
person-centred support
sil home settings
mental health and psychosocial needs
complex or challenging behaviours
participant support plans
behaviour support strategies
risk management procedures
2+ years mental health experience
participants with complex or challenging behaviours
judicial system
casual workers
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Company information
- Company
- Payworx
- Location
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Australia, New South Wales, Illawarra, Wollongong Area, Fairy Meadow
Australia - Posted
- 7 months ago
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