Support Worker
Core
Provide non-clinical early intervention supports, community outreach, and home visits for vulnerable families with children and young people at risk of developing mental illness.
Role type
Support Worker (Early Intervention)
Builds
Family Action Plans and practical supports to build strengths and resilience
Domain
Mental health and early childhood intervention
Required skills
Case management, community outreach, home visits, goal setting, mentoring, partnership development, record keeping, data entry
Preferred skills
Experience with vulnerable children and families, knowledge of referral pathways, ability to work autonomously
Technologies
Computer data entry systems
Responsibilities
Provide short-term assistance and information referral, conduct community outreach and home visits, develop and implement Family Action Plans, manage a case-load
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level