Job Summary
- $43.53 per hour + 11% superannuation
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 9th Apr 2024
Animo is a community mental health organisation that provides services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). We employ mental health support workers who meet with NDIS participants one on one in their homes and the community.
We meet clients in their homes, and in the community to support them to achieve their goals and live their best quality of life.
We pay well above the minimum award rates as we want to attract the highest level of staff possible to support our clients ($43.53/hr, plus super, with additional penalty loadings on weekends and public holidays).
When you start work with Animo, we will connect you with requests for service from clients in your area. You will then work with the client to identify when you would like to to set a recurring appointment with them (usually on a once or twice per week basis). This means you have significant control over how much and when you work, so you may schedule your work around other commitments as you like. That said, the work is very regular, and you will likely work the same hours each week.
It can take a short while to build up to your desired number of hours per week. We aim to have most people attaining their desired workload within 3 weeks of commencing with us, though it can sometimes take a little longer.
You will work with each of your clients for an agreed amount of hours per week, depending on the funding that is available in their NDIS plan, and their own preferences. Eventually, you will have a stable roster of clients that you see at the same time each week in an ongoing fashion.
Most staff work 4-5 days a week and do 20-35 hours.
To give you a sense of what the day to day job may look like, here are some examples of things that we might do with our customers:
Animo is a remote organisation with no fixed office location. You will work mostly independently, although your supervisor will be there to support and guide you, and assist you with any practice related issues that arise.
We will begin to contact strong applicants before the closing date, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
If successful, you will be contacted for an initial phone interview.
If you have questions about the position, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Please apply by directly emailing [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Support Worker application via EthicalJobs. Please put your name and home suburb in the subject line.
This ensures that your application is forwarded to the correct team leader for your area.
Please do not apply using the Apply Now button below, we prefer you to email us directly as stated above.
You will be contacted for interview if successful. This usually takes 2-4 weeks. There is no need to contact us to follow up.
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