disability support worker

support worker

Ermha

The clients you work with at ermha are very complex. On paper the company provides staff with all the safety measures and support, in reality I found this extremely lacking and concerns brought up with management were shrugged off with a, yes we know and no further action. 
The company wide induction training I received was great, the position specific induction was nonexistent.
Communication  with management was horrendous. Could never get through to them via phone call and only received one sentence replies via text message. I was thrown into the deep end with highly complex and at times dangerous clients and when reaching out to management to debrief or ask questions I didn't receive any answer. 
  


In my experiences with community mental health organisations ERMHA is typical; not great, not bad and so much lost potential.

Depending on the team you work with, the staff can be supportive, new friends and generally amazing or a profound pain in the everything.  Also typical. 

-But here is the key information I want to share, management and upper management is a club, one of little to no accountability for their work and decisions; They do not have an interest or maybe any ability in creating  supportive and collaborative office environments that all of ERMHA works within. 

If a job offer comes in, take it. It is not actively a bad place to be, just don't waist more than a year on a place like this.

It just sort of places you in energy consuming work without any means of replenishing it in the office.

ermha is a great place to work. I have felt really supported during COVID in what has been a very stressful time.  I have always felt my manager has had my back and cares about me. What I have liked most about ermha is the passion  all the staff have about the work they do. Its great to be part of an organisation that's making a difference. The work can be really challenging at times, and you have to really understand that. But the rewards are amazing, when you can see the impact ermha has on the lives of people that it supports. Its been the best job i have ever had and a career I am excited about.

High turnover from senior manager to support workers. Teams (Incl. Executives) not work together with/ trust each other, full of conflict and self interest overwriting company mission and values. 

It was great working in Finance Administration for ERMHA and in Research and Development for MIFV and hopefully to work in an IT environment ideally in Database Administration.

I've learnt so much working in Administration and now more confident with computers both hardware and software.

Working with Management and fellow co-workers have driven me to success for example, confidence and motivation.

Few of the duties have been a little challenging for example when it comes to multi tasking but always enjoyed it and got rewarded.

Have had excellent experiences with Ermha.  What is difficult is working on grant projects and never knowing if there is another job at the end of it. 
I have also moved to the CBD and finding the cost of the job and e-tag charges costly. 
 The current project I am working on finishes at the end of November.

For a rapidly growing organisation ermha does really well in staying true to its purpose. People work hard here but also work / life balance is good. Lots of things changing due to the growth of ermha and NDIS industry changes. This makes the environment a bit more challenging but also exciting for the future and opportunity to work on projects and change initiatives now.

No support for staff above direct management. Executives and upper management happily expose workers to risks to health and safety in the name of making money. High case load and minimal engagement with management and little to no help when needed.

Great Company values, Bad bad bad management here in Darwin.

Management is motley and uses adhoc practices. 

Management very unstable with little experience in delivering services. 

I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone under the current management structure.

Excellent opportunities for advancement. There are so many programs within Ermha & it is strong in staff support & training. I became part of the training program & also a Program Manager.

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