Support Workers
Core
Provide person-centred support to individuals with mental health challenges, psychosocial disability, and intellectual disability to help them build confidence, develop skills, and achieve personal goals.
Role type
Support Worker (Residential Services)
Builds
Personal care plans, daily living skills, community participation, and recovery-oriented support outcomes.
Domain
Mental health, psychosocial disability, and intellectual disability support services.
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Emotional self-regulation, effective communication, teamwork, reliability, accountability, computer literacy, documentation skills
Preferred skills
Experience in disability, mental health, aged care, youth work, nursing, or community services; NSW Driver Licence
Technologies
Basic computer systems for support documentation
Responsibilities
Assist with personal care, prepare meals, attend appointments, teach daily living skills, facilitate community participation, maintain supportive relationships
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on support staff