Support Worker SACS Level 2.4
Rate of Pay $31.09 - Maximum Term Contract until June 2022

Skylight Programs deliver a range of recovery-oriented community mental health services by working alongside people experiencing mental illness, family and friends who care for them, and the broader general South Australian community.

Covering locations in Metropolitan Adelaide, Skylight is looking to recruit Support Workers in the central and Southern Suburbs who are capable of providing individualised support to participants. Shifts are across various times during the day and can include weekends and public holidays.   The Maximum Term Contract will be part time with a minimum number of guaranteed hours with the opportunity to work more hours by agreement.

Skylight Support Workers make a real difference to the lives of people experiencing mental illness, building from these key areas:

Engagement - Do you engage easily with others?

Empathy - Is it natural for you to express empathy?

Recovery - Do you understand what recovery from mental illness means?

Relationships - Is building relationships easy for you?

Motivation - Do you find it easy to motivate others?

Emotional Intelligence - Is emotional intelligence important to you?

Self-Reflection - Do you use self-reflection to challenge yourself?

If you answered YES to the questions above and would like to work alongside our participants to improve / support their wellbeing, then submit an application today to join our team:

For more details or enquiries, please contact: Rob Merrett at (08) 8378 4100 or robmer@skylight.org.au

TO APPLY

Send your resume, together with a cover letter, including examples of your experience with some of these key questions.

The successful applicants will have:

• Certificate III Individual Support (Home and Community) and/or knowledge and skills gained through work experience commensurate with community mental health service
• Sound knowledge and awareness of mental illness (ideally psychosocial disability) and related comorbidities and the associated impact on individuals, carers and the community
• Smartphone with internet capabilities
• Current SA Drivers Licence and willingness to use own vehicle
• DHS Working With Children Check and NDIS Worker Check Click Here To Apply

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, abilities, sexualities, cultures, bodies and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.

Ongoing Recruitment

About Skylight Mental Health

Skylight programs deliver a range of recovery orientated community mental health services by working alongside people experiencing mental illness, family and friends who care for them, and the broader general South Australian community. At Skylight, we firmly believe that mental health should not define someone. We value lived experience and peer-led programs, using them to enhance wellbeing and strengthen resilience.

About the Role

Skylight is recruiting multiple Support Workers who share a passion for quality, dependable, person-centred support services in the Northern Adelaide region – Elizabeth, Salisbury, Tea Tree Gully and surrounding suburbs. Shifts are across various times during the day and include weekends. Multiple casual opportunities are available.

About the Offer

What Skylight Mental Health can offer you:

• Competitive hourly rate - classified at SACS 2.4 Social Community Disability Award
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per year
• Comprehensive training and development
• Flexible working hours
• Employee Assistance Program available (including counselling)

About You

The successful applicants will have:

• Certificate III Individual Support (Home & Community) and/or knowledge and skills gained through work experience commensurate with community mental health services
• Smartphone with internet capabilities
• Current SA drivers licence and willingness to use own vehicle
• DHS Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Check (or willingness to obtain)

Enquires to Louise Ray louise@skylight.org.au

How to Apply

Please address the following questions in a maximum of one page, together with a cover letter and your resume to recruitment@skylight.org.au

1. Describe what skills you believe to be most important when delivering support to participants in the community.
2. Describe how you work through challenges and how you feel this would impact support given to participants
3. Provide example(s) of how you would create positive connections with participants across a broad range of age, groups, backgrounds and interests.

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, abilities, sexualities, cultures, bodies and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.

Skylight is looking to recruit a Manager – Service Delivery, the role is classified as SACS Level 8, 1.0fte and based at Skylight Adelaide metropolitan sites, integrated with Working from Home arrangements.

About the Role

Skylight Mental Health currently delivers services across a range of sites in South Australia in line with strategic business goals through block funding, NDIS revenue streams, sponsorship and fee for service income. The Manager, Service Delivery will join a Management Team responsible for the strategic direction of a mental health agency delivering high quality mental health outcomes to a vulnerable SA community. The successful candidate will establish and monitor revenue lines, monitor costs and oversee teams across metropolitan, rural and remote South Australian sites to perform against KPI’s in delivering services to a high needs participant group.

About You

The successful applicant will have:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Disability, Business or a related discipline 
• Demonstrated business acumen in a community services environment
• Strong management capability to monitor and manage performance against targets
• Demonstrated experience in the implementation of quality management  processes and systems
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands and prioritise accordingly
• Demonstrated experience in implementing new programs/initiatives
• Experience in developing and diversifying the business for strategic and financial growth
• Experience in leading teams in within a respectful  psychosocial recovery framework

 
For more details or enquiries, please contact: Matthea Malcolm, General Manager Skylight on 8378 4100

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please submit, together with your resume, a response (limited to one page) on your suitability for this role.  

Applications via Seek or to recruitment@skylight.org.au by Midday Friday 21^st January 2022

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, abilities, sexualities, cultures, bodies and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.

Skylight is looking to recruit a Team Leader, the role is classified as SACS Level 6 and 0.8-1.0fte. The role is based at Skylight metropolitan sites with integrated working from home arrangements.

Skylight currently delivers services across a range of sites in South Australia in line with strategic business goals through block funding, NDIS revenue streams, sponsorship and fee for service income. The Team Leader will hold an integral leadership role within Skylight Service Delivery team, working under the limited direction of a Manager – Service Delivery, and working closely with other team members to enhance the provision of quality services and contribute to organisational improvements. The Team Leader will oversee operation and service delivery across specific service focus areas across Skylight.

The successful applicant will have:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Disability, business development or a related discipline 
• Demonstrated ability to provide support and supervising a diverse staff team
• Strong management capability to monitor and manage performance against targets
• Demonstrated experience in the implementation of quality management  processes and systems
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands and prioritise accordingly
• Demonstrated experience in implementing new programs/initiatives
• Experience in developing and diversifying the business for strategic and financial growth
• Experience in leading support workers in line with the psychosocial recovery framework

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A Job Description is available here

Applications via Seek or to recruitment@skylight.org.au by 9am Monday 31st January 2022

For more details or enquiries, please contact: Amy Brooks on amy@skylight.org.au

To be considered for the role, please answer the 3 questions below on a maximum of 1 page, together with a cover letter and your resume:

1. What has been your leadership experience in the community services sector during the recent transition from block funding to NDIS?
2. What is your leadership style and how would this support a team of staff in an environment of change?
3. What is your knowledge of recovery model approaches for mental and emotional wellbeing?

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, abilities, sexualities, cultures, bodies and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.

Skylight is looking to recruit a NDIS Information Officer. The role is based at Skylight metropolitan sites and classified at SACS Level 5.  

Skylight Mental Health delivers a range of recovery-oriented community mental health services by working alongside people experiencing mental illness, family and friends who care for them, and the broader South Australian community.

About the Role

Under the general direction of the Manager – Service Delivery, the NDIS Information Officer will provide specialised management and compliance advice to the Leadership Team, by establishing and maintaining processes and procedures that ensures Skylight meets its regulatory, legal and operational NDIS quality, legislative, compliance and risk obligations. The NDIS Information Officer will also provide information and advice to support business growth targets. 

About You

You will have:

• Excellent capacity to research documents and interpret according to context
• An understanding of the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 is a must
• Relevant tertiary qualification together with at least 3 years' workplace experience
• Proven experience in quality systems development and internal and external audits
• Ability to interpret legislation, guidelines, regulations and compliance requirements
• Working both independently and as part of a team, able to manage own workload
• Highly developed ability to be flexible and adaptive
• Knowledge of project management practices would be highly desirable
• To have or need to obtain DHS Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Check

For more details or enquiries, please contact: Meike Wise at (08) 8378 4100 or meike@skylight.org.au   
Applications to be sent to recruitment@skylight.org.au by 9am 31^st January 2022

Please view the job description here

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please submit a response (limited to two pages) addressing the Selection Criteria, highlighting your expertise and experience, together with your resume.

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, abilities, sexualities, cultures, bodies and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.