Location: Melbourne VIC
Job Type: Casual/Vacation
Salary: $44.80 per hour
ABOUT THE POSITION
When you start work with Animo, we will connect you with requests for service from clients in your area. You will then work with the client to identify when you would like to to set a recurring appointment with them (usually on a once or twice per week basis). This means you have significant control over how much and when you work, so you may schedule your work around other commitments as you like. That said, the work is very regular, and you will likely work the same hours each week.
It can take a short while to build up to your desired number of hours per week. We aim to have most people attaining their desired workload within 3 weeks of commencing with us, though it can sometimes take a little longer.
You will work with each of your clients for an agreed amount of hours per week, depending on the funding that is available in their NDIS plan, and their own preferences. Eventually, you will have a stable roster of clients that you see at the same time each week in an ongoing fashion.
Most staff work 4-5 days a week and do 20-35 hours.
To give you a sense of what the day to day job may look like, here are some examples of things that we might do with our customers:
- Meet them in their homes for a cup of tea and a chat about how they are travelling that week
- Help them with their daily living tasks, such as shopping for groceries or attending a doctor’s appointment
- Going for a walk in the park and enjoying nature
- Helping with personal administration, e.g Centrelink, paying bills, looking for housing
- Supporting them to feel more confident in busy social situations by going to the local shopping centre together
- Improving physical health by supporting them to attend a gym or exercising outdoors
- Helping them to live independently by assisting with gardening or cleaning at home
Animo is a remote organisation with no fixed office location. You will work mostly independently, although your supervisor will be there to support and guide you, and assist you with any practice related issues that arise.
Hourly wages
- Weekday: $44.80
- Weekday evening (shift finishing after 8): $49.27
- Saturday: $62.70
- Sunday: $80.62
- Public holiday: $98.54
ABOUT YOU
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, comfort meeting and engaging new people
- Prior experience in a mental health or community-related role.
- Are looking for a consistent and stable routine where you work at least 20 hours each week
- Please note: Approximately 90% of this will be done on weekdays during 9-5 hours
- Please realise that if you study full time, and are expecting to work mostly on weekends or nights, then this is not the job for you
- Have the ability to manage your own roster and work independently
- Are looking to commit to at least 12 months in the role so as to ensure a stable and consistent service for your clients
- Confident using basic office technology (Microsoft Teams, email etc) and your own phone and computer to use for work purposes (logging shifts, contacting clients etc)
- Access to a car and a current driver’s license (you will be required to transport clients in your own vehicle, but you will be reimbursed per kilometre for this)