Job description

Ask yourself this

Are you passionate about supporting people in need?⁠

Want to be part of something long term?

Are you looking for an organisation that is caring and integrity-based?⁠

Do you want an environment where you are treated with respect?

Then the role of Community Support Worker could be for you.

About us

XTend Yourself is a provider of mental health and community services in Canberra and surrounding Regions. Our purpose is to create a safe place for individuals, valuing their thinking and ideas. We support individuals to form social connections to enhance their mental, emotional, and social well-being.

We support a diverse range of individuals, with lived experiences that are potentially traumatic in nature. We do this as a trauma-informed practice, and we will assist Support Workers to identify their own individual care plans to safeguard them from the impacts of this trauma, while minimising harm to themselves, for the individual, their carers, families and other supports.

We want individuals who understand the appropriate standards, are open to feedback and will work in an ethical manner when working with vulnerable people.

Tasks & responsibilities

Provide support to individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities, psychosocial disabilities, and other impairments.

Provide supports that are appropriate, for individuals who demonstrate neurodiversity, (i.e., Protect from abuse, neglect, and violence).

Assisting with activities of daily living, community and social support, capacity building, and empowerment (i.e., self-advocacy, doing the dishes or taking them shopping).

Assisting with personal care routines, if qualified to do so.

Administrative tasks that are inclusive of, but not limited to: Effective Case Notes, Report Writing, Supervision, Debrief, Incident Reporting, and other documentation.

Will participate as a team member of XTend Yourself in regular meetings and via online correspondence, including surveys.

About You

We want team members who want to be a part of something long-term. You will be happy to receive and provide feedback. You will assist in identifying risk, minimising harm to yourself and others. You will work in a women-led organisation, where communication is paramount, and we don’t shy away from the reality of this work, but we do try and ensure mutual respect, resilience and trust in each other.

Qualifications & experience

Certificate IV in Mental Health, Disability, and/or Community Services.

Alternatively, Mental Health, Social, and Community Sector experience and/or Other transferable experiences and qualifications.

Personal care experience or nursing assistant experience

Benefits

Reimbursement for social participation with individuals ⁠

Employee Rewards and Recognition, and longevity in the sector

Employee supervision and training provided to all employees, paid time.

Complimentary access to therapies and services ⁠

All technology provided, ie phone and computer⁠

Social activities and fun days