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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, not for profit 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.
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
Ngatti House is a residential program based in Fremantle providing community-based homeless youth services to young people between 17 and 22 years of age, who show signs and symptoms of mental illness while homeless or at risk of homelessness.
As a Community Support Worker you will provide psycho-social support services which focus on client - determination, empowerment, hope and belief that recovery from a mental illness is possible.
Shift times:
7.30am - 3.30pm
2.30pm - 10.30pm
10pm - 8am - active night
We are looking for staff who have a Certificate IV in Mental Health qualification and have experience supporting people with mental illness.
Key Responsibilities
Skills & Experience
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NDIS Screening Clearance and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the position). You are also required to provide a COVID vaccination certificate or exemption.
Benefits
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click Apply and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact abigail.macleod@lwb.org.au
Applications close Sunday 15th May
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