• Permanent and Casual Positions available
• Gold Coast and South Brisbane 

We are seeking a Mental Health / Disability Support Workers who are compassionate about delivering high-quality person-centred care to their clients.

About us:

We are a small, friendly, and compassionate business providing high-quality support to people living with a disability. We pride ourselves on creating a friendly and open workplace which meets the needs of the people we support, and our employees combined. We pride ourselves in creating a happy, enjoyable, safe workplace that you enjoy coming to.  

Positive Futures Queensland is a clinically led practice that offers a range of different services to all our clients who are situated between Redcliffe and Labrador, and we are seeking supports workers which can service one of or more of the following areas: Southeast Brisbane, Labrador and Wide Bay. We are excited to welcome friendly and passionate people onto our team.   

About the role 

We are seeking empathetic and resilient Mental Health Support Workers for permanent, part time or casual opportunities to work morning, afternoon, overnight and on weekends. 

We have two wonderful people we are seeking support workers for:

1st is a young man looking for friendly supports to help him access the community, explore fun and exciting activities at home and assist him with everyday living skills. This gentleman requires assistance with personal care, assistance with cooking and general wellbeing. This young man is currently located on the northern Gold Coast, shifts will consist primarily of day supports but can include evening and overnight.

2nd is a young lady needing support to access the community and assistance supporting her mental health. She enjoys going swimming, watching movies, arts and craft and is looking to get involved in more support groups around her area. She is seeking a female only team, who are passionate, energetic and have experience or awareness of the psychosocial disabilities. Shifts currently consist of day supports and are located in the Wide Bay region. 

Key responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within a team.
• Assist clients in Community Access environments to develop independent living skills 
• Assist clients to develop and / or expand their social relationships & networks
• Follow and participate in person centred support planning 
• Work with a compassion and creativity to increase a person’s quality of life
• Complete detailed shift notes and incident reports.
• Provide direct support to people with a disability with all activities of daily living which may include domestic duties, personal care, social support, medication assistance, manual handling, transport, meals and attending appointments. 
• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with all key stakeholders; clients, families, guardians, and involved services.

Key Requirements for all applicants

• A current NDIS Worker Screening Check or valid exemption
• Current First Aid & CPR training
• Fully Vaccinated 
• Have a vehicle to enable travel to and from participants and stakeholders (travel is reimbursed).

Values we aspire to:

• Compassion, empathy, and creativity in every support we deliver
• Commitment to providing responsive and considerate care
• Effective communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills
• Prioritises punctuality and reliability
• Self-motivator and a team player

Preferred experience/qualifications

• Administration of medication training (or willing to obtain)
• Manual handling training (or willing to obtain)
• Those who have strong work ethics and enjoy being a team player
• Understanding of confidentiality within the NDIS
• Reporting and recording relevant documentation for NDIS standard
• Knowledge of and awareness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• Flexibility to work within a service that provides 24/7 care, this includes weekend work, sleepover and /or active night shifts within a fortnightly roster.
• Solid experience working with people living with neurodiverse and psychosocial disabilities.

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A position description is attached.