About Swan View

The Swan View transitional accommodation service provides support 24 hours a day in a small residential setting for stays usually between 12 to 18 weeks, for up to three individuals leaving hospital. This service is designed and funded to complement, not replace, supports available from other systems such as the NDIS, health, education, and community-based services. This service is funded by the Western Australian Department of Health.

About the Role

The Senior Support Worker is responsible for supervising the support of up to 3 adults who are experiencing complex mental health challenges.

The senior support worker focuses on planning for the individuals and liaison with external stakeholders to facilitate a successful transition into the service and preparing readiness for service exit.  The senior support worker will promote positive mental health by supporting those in our service through involvement in delivering safe services, encouraging recovery and individual creativity, and embracing a holistic approach to wellness. Reporting to the Program Manager of Mental Health, this role has oversight of the direct care services to clients, day to day running of the service, provide supervision and guidance of the staff team, and monitoring and reporting on the program's performance and effectiveness.

This role can either be part time (4 weekdays) or full time, Monday to Friday until 31st August 2024. The hourly rate is a Level 3 SCHADS award (starting at $34.04).

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated ability to work with individuals, families, or groups from a strengths-based, culturally appropriate perspective
• Experience with complex mental health
• Experience with the National Disability Insurance Scheme
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with individuals whilst being able to have honest and, at times, difficult conversations.
• Ability to collaboratively with stakeholders to transition residents into stable accommodation.
• Current Drivers Licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening check.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Career development opportunities
• Tax benefits with salary packaging

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter addressing the selection criteria in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Support Worker - Swan View enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.