As a Support Worker, you will be managing a caseload of clients whom you will assist resolve and/or reduce barriers to stable self-care with low intensity community supports or access higher intensity/duration supports to achieve therapeutic outcomes.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Assist clients (aged between 16 to 65 years) by delivering psychosocial support to work towards identified recovery goals.
- Improve clients capacity for self-management of their mental illness, & develop the knowledge and confidence they need to make decisions & choices about their own support needs.
- Enhance client coping skills & decrease self-harming behaviour, learn or relearn skills, and develop confidence, required for activities of daily living.
- Improve social and relationships skills & develop or strengthen family and social networks.
- Develop & consolidate client links with educational, vocational training & employment opportunities.
- Assist clients to adopt a healthy lifestyle & minimise/reduce behaviours that are, or likely to be harmful.
Whilst there may be clients who would like to consider their NDIS possibilities, this role is NOT working within the NDIS.
