Description
- Full Time Opportunity
- St Albans location
- Salary Packaging: Up to $15,900 salary packaging per financial year
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- Extra Leave: 4 weeks annual leave + additional 5 days leave
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment
About us...
Breakthru is part of the Royal Rehab Group, Australia's leading provider of disability and rehabilitation services. We are a dynamic, innovative organisation committed to empowering people to create their own futures. Through the provision of high quality person-centered supports, we enable thousands of people every year to access the supports required for mental health, employment, disability & training needs.
Working with us, you will be supporting our customers to achieve their goals and aspirations with the aim of achieving sustainable employment.
We know diversity makes breakthru a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
About the role..
An exciting role exists for a support worker to join our Pathways program. The Pathways aims to create pathways out of homelessness for people living with mental health issues and complex needs. Pathways aims to prevent ‘discharge to homelessness’ for individuals exiting short term bed based psychiatric settings as a priority. This program is focused on establishing supports and sustaining appropriate and stable housing.
Key duties include:
- Provide housing advice/support to other direct service staff
- Advocate on behalf of clients in relation to their housing needs
- Engage with housing providers – both public and private to create linkages to housing
- Provide 1:1 support to designated clients in outreach programs
- Administration of funding body records
About you:
We seek a self-motivated and friendly individual who is passionate about empowering others.
You will be able to clearly demonstrate the following:
- Relevant health, mental health, social work or psychology qualification
- Direct experience working with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team & individually
- Drivers Licence - essential
- Knowledgeable in NDIS
- Criminal record check (essential)
- Working with children’s check
- NDIS Workers screening clearance
What’s next…
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, APPLY NOW and start your journey with us! For more information on breakthru, visit our website www.breakthru.org.au
Please note: The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a NDIS Worker Screen Clearance, current criminal record check (no older than 3 months), working with children check, employment history and referee checks.
A career with Breakthru is an opportunity to collaborate, grow and make a difference with an iconic organisation recognised as a leader in rehabilitation and disability support.
