the opportunity

3 positions available

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Position 1:

Mental health outreach support worker needed across Melbourne, North, West, and North East Suburbs, on a Casual Basis. We cover the following suburbs and the areas surrounding them. Northcote to Craigieburn, Ivanhoe, Heidelberg, Greensborough, Eltham Diamond Creek, Box Hill, Melton, Footscray Sunshine and Keilor, and many more.

Support workers, are required to engage with the client to access their community, encourage development of daily living skills, improve the individual's capacity for self-care and social participation in the community to collaborate with all services involved to achieve the participants goals and recovery.

A car is required, minimum Cert IV In Mental Health, and a desire to make a difference in a person's life.

Position 2:

Male outdoor adventure support worker required, to assist participants of of all ages with outdoor activities, fishing/fishing charter, hikes, canoeing, camping, etc.

Position 3:

Applicants must have experience and resilience skills working with neurodiverse (Autism Spectrum/ ADHD). Your expertise is crucial in assisting complex, high-need individuals with Intellectual disability / Physical disabilities and psychosocial disability to improve their quality of life.

Employees must be kind and supportive, the two pillars of human connection.

Employees are required to be compassionate, respectful, and committed to providing quality care. They are also required to provide a wide range of support services to help them lead fulfilling lives. General support workers are required to assist with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene and community participation and work with behavioural challenges. We pay above award rate.

who we are

BBT Breaking Barriers & Thrive is an outreach service specialising in mental health/disability and psychosocial recovery wellness. We work alongside each person and not just focus on their mental health diagnosis but help identify the barrier preventing the individual’s emotional well-being empowering people to have control over their lives.

BBT’s stance is that everything is possible when support is given for people to engage in community life, breaking down social barriers that control and restrict people’s lives.

Our services are individualised, person-centred, a social rights-based model recovery, emphasising on the person's strengths and goals on their terms for their lifestyles.

We believe in rewarding quality and pay above award rate.

Contact us for more information at [email protected], using the subject line: Mental Health Support Workers - Multiple Locations enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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