Mental Health Worker jobs in Sydney NSW

Are you an experienced Support Worker looking for flexible casual work, meaningful participant relationships and opportunities to build a consistent roster?

Maple Community Services is looking for confident and compassionate Support Workers to join our growing team. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience supporting people with complex health, physical disability, psychosocial and/or behavioural support needs.

You don't need experience in every area listed below. We're looking for people with a strong foundation in disability support who are willing to learn, develop and provide safe, person-centred support.

About Maple Community Services

Maple Community Services is a registered NDIS provider delivering person-centred disability supports across Australia.

Our focus is on supporting people to live with greater independence, choice and quality of life while building a skilled, reliable and supported workforce.

The Role

As a Support Worker, you'll provide individualised support based on each participant's needs, goals and preferences.

Depending on the participant and service, your work may include:

• community access and meaningful participation;
• personal care and daily living support;
• support with mobility and manual handling;
• medication support in accordance with training and participant requirements;
• implementation of participant support and behaviour support strategies;
• support within SIL and group-home environments;
• accurate progress notes, incident reporting and handovers; and
• recognising and escalating changes, risks or concerns appropriately.

We're looking for workers who can build genuine rapport while maintaining professional boundaries, follow participant-specific support requirements and work confidently both independently and as part of a broader support team.

Highly Desirable Experience:

Experience or capability in one or more of the following will be highly regarded:

• RN, EN or AIN experience/qualifications, or substantial complex-care experience;
• PEG feeding and enteral nutrition;
• nil by mouth (NBM) supports;
• medication administration and medication management;
• personal care, continence and bowel-care supports;
• manual handling, transfers and mobility equipment;
• seizure and epilepsy management;
• diabetes management and blood glucose monitoring;
• wound and pressure-area care;
• behaviours of concern and positive behaviour support;
• de-escalation and responding safely to complex or escalating presentations;
• SIL/group-home experience; and
• strong documentation, incident reporting and escalation skills

We welcome applicants from a range of disability and care backgrounds. You do not need experience in all of the areas below to be considered.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for Support Workers who are:

• calm, compassionate and person-centred;
• reliable and committed to providing consistent support;
• confident working independently and using sound judgement;
• able to follow support plans, instructions and established procedures;
• comfortable communicating concerns and escalating when support is required;
• able to work collaboratively with participants, families and the broader support team; and
• available across at least 3–4 days per week.

Why join Maple?

• Competitive pay

Above-industry rates plus superannuation.

• Flexible casual work

Provide us with your availability and we'll work to match you with suitable participant supports and available shifts.

• Consistent work opportunities

Build strong relationships with participants and access opportunities for regular, ongoing shifts where there is a suitable match

• Training and development

Access ongoing training, professional development, mentoring and opportunities to grow your skills and career with Maple.

• Supportive workplace

Be part of a wider team with access to staff recognition initiatives, team events and our Employee Assistance Program.

Essential Requirement:

Successful candidates will need to meet Maple's applicable pre-employment and compliance requirements, including:

• current NDIS Worker Screening Check;
• current Working with Children Check;
• current First Aid and CPR certification;
• current driver's licence; and
• access to a reliable and appropriately insured vehicle.

Ready to Join Maple?

If you're an experienced Support Worker who takes pride in providing safe, reliable and person-centred support, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to join Maple Community Services and help make a meaningful difference in the lives of the people we support.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Job Type: Casual

Pay: $32.56 – $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee mentoring program
• Professional development assistance
• Travel reimbursement

Experience:

• Mental Health: 1 year (Preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NDIS Worker Check (Preferred)
• Working with Children Check (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)
• First Aid Certification (Preferred)
• Driver Licence and car (Required)

Work Location: In person