Community Support Worker
Core
Provide person-centred, recovery-focused support to individuals with psychosocial disability and complex mental health challenges to build independence and community engagement.
Role type
Mental Health Support Worker (Casual)
Builds
Individual support plans and daily living routines for participants
Domain
Mental health and psychosocial disability support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Emotional support, daily living assistance, community engagement facilitation, documentation, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, autonomy, adaptability
Preferred skills
Lived experience of mental health recovery, trauma-informed practice, Mental Health First Aid, experience with behaviours of concern
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide emotional and practical support for daily living activities, assist with community engagement and appointments, implement individual support plans, maintain documentation and incident reports, promote participant dignity and social inclusion, work with allied health professionals and families
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on support worker