Refugee Support Workers jobs

About the Organisation
Almost half of Australian adults will experience a mental health illness at some point in their life. You can make a meaningful difference to the Australian community by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Our mental health teams provide client-led, recovery-orientated mental health support, creating positive change in such a vital industry.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Joining our team in Swan View as a Mental Health Support Worker, you will actively support clients within mental health programs using a trauma informed approach. You will provide person centred support to clients aimed at achieving positive outcomes and skill development whilst promoting independence, choice and decision making.

The successful candidate will have a Certificate IV in Mental Health as well as experience working with people who have complex needs including mental health challenges. The program you will be joining is also contracted for disability work and so, previous experience with prompting for areas of personal care and support with meal preparation will be highly regarded.

This is a maximum term part time opportunity of 72 hours per fortnight through to 30 September 2027. The successful candidate must be able to work from 7am to 4pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week.

Key Responsibilities

• Increase individuals’ community living skills, independence, personal growth, and development through the provision of active support
• Encourage and facilitate opportunities for the individuals’ development of social networks and engagement in community activities
• Engage and develop rapport with individuals to understand their needs and to help them identify challenges and areas for improvement and to develop and implement effective solutions
• Prompting and encouragement of individuals in relation to activities of daily living, at times including direct provision of personal care
• Encourage and support individuals to develop their goals and support plans in partnership with Life Without Barriers and their stakeholders
• Observe individuals’ daily presentation and behaviours and provide feedback to management regarding the effectiveness of the support approach and plans, in achieving the wellbeing and capacity building goals of individuals.
• Appropriately model to individuals, in terms of dress, language, and behaviours
• Monitor and maintain high quality progress notes and other documentation in line with NDIS and funding body requirements
• Use technology as required to complete documentation, access client files and other resources

Skills & Experience

• Certificate IV in Mental Health or similar
• Demonstrated ability to positively engage, interact and work with people who have complex needs including a psychosocial disability
• Sensitivity to work with people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds and a willingness to learn and work in culturally appropriate approaches.
• Computer literacy and administration skills
• Current driver’s license
• Current First Aid & CPR certificate

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check and WA Working with Children Check

Benefits

• 72 hour part time role
• Tuesday to Friday shifts - keep your weekends and Monday free!
• Varied role with opportunity to work within Mental Health as well as Disability Support
• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Life Without Barriers offers ongoing training, support and career advancement opportunities
• Make a real difference in people’s journeys towards living well with mental illness.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra at recruitment@lwb.org.au

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight on Wednesday the 15th of July