Community Support Worker Part Time

Company Description

Job Link Recruitment offers guidance to individuals who are aspiring to enhance their professional lives. Since 2012, we have assisted career-seekers who are either unemployed or wish to venture into different fields or industries, offering useful services along the way and guidance in their pursuits.

We have a motivated team on staff whose members persistently seek out job openings within small to medium businesses, as wel   l as maintain advantageous working relationships within various industries. We prefer to remain modest in size, as this allows us to provide intimate care and absolute focus on each individual client.

Our focus and expertise revolves around the Retail & Sales, Logistics & Warehousing, Social Work, Education & Training, Childcare, Healthcare & Nursing, Administration, and Information Technology industries; but we also provide services for those pursuing opportunities in other fields, such as graduate work.

The services we provide our clients are comprehensive, and we aim to bestow an encouraging yet pragmatic ambience in order to introduce the ideal positions to them. Individuals who come to us for our proficiency and determination can make use of our various resources, such as job pairing, work placement pairing, workshops, resume writing, or career guidance. We understand how the job market operates and can offer candid, practical advice that will take you further in your career and job search.

Job Link Recruitment doesn’t presume to immediately know the best route you should take in your career. Our main objective is to listen carefully to what you want and need in your professional life, and combined with our tenacity and established connections, we will find your next job together.

Job Description

Do you have a genuine commitment to the community services industry? We are currently seeking a Part-Time Community Support Worker committed to high-quality service to join our client’s team located in Sunbury. Generous salary packaging provisions are available with this rewarding career as you have the opportunity to make a lifetime impact in the lives of others.

As a Community Support Worker, your work will begin with interviewing and meeting clients in the community who have requested service. Through speaking with the clients, you will determine eligibility of service and refer cases to department social workers as needed. Essentially, the goal is to link individuals meeting eligibility requirements to needed social services. You will help support the wellbeing of identified individuals by being a liaison and working with other centres and agencies in developing and implementing effective problem solving plans for clients and their families. You will also assist social workers in coordinating departmental services to community social agencies, hospitals, schools, and other resources.

Position Overview

• Assists individuals and their families through emotional support advocacy and guidance in developing and using their own potential to more adequately meet their social, health, emotional, and economic needs
• Determines eligibility for service to meet client needs and refers cases requiring a professional social work assessment to department social workers
• Provides general information and referral services to clients
• Develops, plans, and leads groups of a less complex nature in response to community and client
  need, in consultation with centre social workers
• Coordinates, recruits, screens, assigns, and supervises agency volunteers
• Completes case records, statistical data, and monthly reports as well as other written documentation
• Promotes public awareness of centre activities and provides public education activities to community

Job Type: Part-time
Hours: 15 hours per week. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Salary: $20.61/hour

Job Ref: 14513

Qualifications

 Ideal Candidates Will Have: 

• Current Working with Children Check Card (or willingness to obtain)
• Current National Police Clearance (or willingness to obtain)
• Current Driver’s License with no restrictions and a reliable motor vehicle
• Current Senior First Aid/Provide First Aid Certificate
• The ability to demonstrate skills and knowledge working with people experiencing mental illness or have the willingness to take on training
• Relevant experience in the mental health industry or community support
• A proven capacity to deal with challenging issues
• Highly developed innovative and creative thinking abilities, problem solving abilities, compassion, empathy, and professionalism
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently comfortably

Additional Information

Job Type: Casual
Hours: Flexible hours available through a 7 day work week.
Salary: Starting at $23.53/hour

To apply for this role please submit your resume below. Successful candidates will be contacted for a phone interview then onto a face to face interview with the client.

To be considered for this opportunity you must have a legal entitlement to work in Australia & hold a valid VIC driver licence. Criminal record checks with the VIC Police, working with children checks, prior employment checks & functional assessments are part of the recruitment process. We  are an Equal Opportunity Employer.