EXPERIENCED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKERS – BOONDALL
Favourhill Care is seeking experienced and reliable Disability Support Workers to join a small, consistent support team for an adult male participant in Boondall.
We are looking for workers who are:
✅ Experienced in psychosocial disability, BPD and complex PTSD
✅ Trauma-informed, calm and emotionally grounded
✅ Confident supporting periods of significant anxiety and emotional distress
✅ Able to maintain clear professional boundaries
✅ Mature, dependable and consistent
✅ Supportive while providing structure and accountability, a “tough but fair” approach
✅ Clear English communicators
✅ Comfortable around a German Shepherd
Support will include community access, attending appointments, establishing routines, light household assistance, walks and exercise, social engagement, and prompting to work towards personal goals.
Proposed shifts:
Monday–Friday: 9:00 am–12:00 pm and approximately 3:30 pm–6:30 pm
Saturday: Fortnightly split shifts
Sunday: Monthly split shifts
Requirements:
- Certificate III in Individual Support or a relevant qualification
- Mental health qualifications or extensive psychosocial experience highly regarded
- NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
- First Aid and CPR
- Current driver’s licence and reliable insured vehicle
- Experience responding appropriately to suicidal ideation and significant emotional distress
Mature life experience and compatibility with the participant’s communication and support preferences will be highly valued.
Please send your résumé and a short introduction outlining your relevant mental-health experience to:
[email protected]
Pay: $36.44 – $57.07 per hour
Work Location: In person
