Are you the type of person who aims to have a positive impact on everyone you meet?
Are you passionate about enabling people living with mental illness and disabilities the chance to create an independent and positive future?
We have exciting opportunities to join our growing team of enthusiastic mental health and disability Support Workers working across Woolloongabba due to new clients choosing Open Minds as their Support Network of choice.
Benefits for you
Here at Open Minds, we believe in creating a supportive and positive workplace culture that is dedicated to the professional development of our team.
We also offer so much more that includes the following:
- Flexible working roster.
- A permanent position with progressive wages dependent on experience and qualifications
- Opportunity to salary package up to $15,900 of tax-free income
- Access to our free counselling service
- Ability to support clients on weekends
How you will make a difference
- By helping clients reach their goals set out in their personal support plans
- Implement planned activities that promote client independence
- Celebrate clients achievements
- Enable connection with community resources as desired by client
- Provide domestic assistance to clients, which includes light household cleaning, laundry, and meal preparation
- Assisting with personal care
- Schedule and assist with medical appointments
- Report clients requirements and reinforce positive behaviour.
- You can put your hand up to support clients on night and weekend shifts if you would like.
What you need to get started:
- Current Open Driver’s Licence
- Up to date COVID vaccination
- NDIS Workers Screening Clearance and Blue Card
- NDIS Workers Orientation Certificate or if you need to obtain: https://training.ndiscommission.gov.au
- Experience in Personal Care
About Us
Here at Open Minds, our purpose is to enable an independent and positive future for all people living with mental illness and acquired brain injury related disability. Originally founded in as the Queensland Wattle Day League, we have a deep and proud history in providing positive health and wellbeing services across Queensland and New South Wales. Today Open Minds is recognised as a leading provider of mental health and disability support services.
Open Minds is a registered NDIS provider with more than 500 employees across 35 locations. We are seeking passionate and talented individuals aligned to our values to help us deliver on our purpose.
What happens next?
Please ensure you attach a resume detailing why you would be a great addition to the Open Minds team! If you have any further questions, please reach out to
Open Minds acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we all work, live and play on. We pay our respects to the Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples. We reflect upon the millions of footprints that are embedded into the earth from our Ancestors, the pathways that were forged, the meaning they leave behind and the continuation of the traditions through the next generations.