Mental Health Support Worker - Tuggerah, Australia - Uniting

Uniting
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Tuggerah, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Description

The Enhanced Adult Community Living Supports (CLS) Of Uniting is a community outreach service assisting adults across NSW recover and transition to quality of life in the community.

The service delivery is individualised and flexible. Targeting individuals with stable housing, service provision commences from the inpatient unit and transitions into the community.

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Full Time in Tuggerah:

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Opportunity to promote hope & recovery in people's lives:


  • SCHADS 2 Plus Generous salary packaging benefits

Role Overview**:


CLS Support Workers will work with the Team Leader to ensure that the most appropriate and effective services are provided to CLS consumers.

This will include transition from inpatient units to the community. Support workers will support the creation of individualised recovery plans to best support consumers in reaching their recovery goals.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Assist with the assessment of consumers and the development of individual recovery plans based on individual recovery goals.
  • Assist in the delivery of individual assistance for consumers with a mental illness, based on individual recovery goals to support consumers.
  • Assist with the monitoring and review of consumer recovery plans, in partnership with carers/family members/clinicians/ community organisations as appropriate.

Essential Criteria:


  • Minimum Certificate IV in Mental Health or related field.
  • Experience working with consumers with severe and persistent mental illness.
  • Understanding of the Principles of Recovery Orientated Mental Health Practice.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop individual support plans with consumers.
  • A current full driver's license.
  • Able to work both 8AM4PM and 12PM8PM shifts
  • Ability to provide individualized psychosocial support to people living with severe and persistent mental illness

What we offer:


  • Competitive salary and salary sacrificing options
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • A professional and friendly work environment
  • An opportunity to promote hope and recovery in people's lives.
  • At Uniting we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our employees and clients safe from COVID19. We require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID19 as a condition of employment._
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