Are you passionate about enabling people living with mental illness and disabilities the chance to create an independent and positive future?

Do you want to work in a team that lives and breathes the Open Minds values and works with integrity, curiosity, togetherness, be people centred and most importantly respect?

Benefits for you

Here at Open Minds, we believe in creating a supportive and positive workplace culture that is dedicated to the professional development of our team.

We also offer so much more that includes the following:

• Flexible working roster to accommodate work-life balance
• Staff benefits program (lots of discounts) and an employee referral program
• Prospects for career advancement within our expanding organisation, along with access to our complimentary counselling service, and the flexibility to support clients during weekends and sleepover shifts.

How you will make a difference

• By helping clients reach their goals set out in their personal support plans
• Implement planned activities that promote client independence
• Celebrate client’s achievements
• Enable connection with community resources as desired by client
• Provide domestic assistance to clients, which includes light household cleaning, laundry, and meal preparation
• Schedule and assist with medical appointments
• Report client’s requirements and reinforce positive behaviour.
• You can put your hand up to support clients on night and weekend shifts

What you need to get started:

• NDIS Workers Screening Clearance and Blue Card?
• NDIS Workers Orientation Certificate or if you need to obtain: https://training.ndiscommission.gov.au.

About Us

Here at Open Minds, our purpose is to enable an independent and positive future for all people living with mental illness and acquired brain injury related disability. Originally founded in 1912 as the Queensland Wattle Day League, we have a deep and proud history in providing positive health and wellbeing services across Queensland and New South Wales.

Today Open Minds is recognised as a leading provider of mental health and disability support services.

Open Minds is a registered NDIS provider with more than 500 employees across 35 locations. We are seeking passionate and talented individuals aligned to our values to help us deliver on our purpose.

What happens next?

Please ensure you attach a resume detailing why you would be a great addition to the Open Minds team! If you have any further questions, please reach out to [email protected] using the subject line: Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Open Minds acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we all work, live and play on. We pay our respects to the Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples. We reflect upon the millions of footprints that are embedded into the earth from our Ancestors, the pathways that were forged, the meaning they leave behind and the continuation of the traditions through the next generations.