Mental Health Support Worker. Casual - Fremantle

The residential program based in Fremantle provides community-based homeless youth services to young people between 17 and 22 years of age, who show signs and symptoms of mental illness while homeless or at risk of homelessness.

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will provide psychosocial support which will focus on client determination, empowerment and hope.

This is a casual position which requires flexible and reliable staff who are able to commit to various shifts available across a 24/7 roster, including days (7:30am – 3:30pm), afternoon (2:30pm – 10:30pm) and occasional active night shifts (10pm – 8am).

• →Support consumers to develop their own support plans in partnership with Life Without Barriers, Community Mental Health services and carers
• →Liaise and collaborate with consumers, their community and community support agencies such as mental health, housing and other services to ensure an integrated and timely service.
• →Monitor and review consumers' progress through the service and against the case plan and provide up to date progress reports to the partner organisations.
• →Seek to understand consumer's expectations.
• →Sensitively ascertain information about the consumer's health, family and cultural background.
• →Coordinate the delivery of services to consumers and work with the client to utilise other referral agencies and services.
• →Observe and accurately record the client's behaviour, needs and interactions with others.
• →Maintain accurate case notes, up to date case plans and files.
• →Effectively plan and organise own work effort and regularly provide feedback to the manager on their work progress.

• Certificate IV in Mental Health (or equivalent experience)
• Experience working with people who have a mental health issue
• Previous experience working with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Demonstrated ability to work with people from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Ability to positively engage and work with people who have complex needs including a psychiatric disability
• Current First Aid Certificate 
• Current Driver Licence

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries, please contact Kestra at recruitment@lwb.org.au  

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Advertised: 22 Sep 2026 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 04 Oct 2026 23:55 W. Australia Standard Time

Back to search results Apply now Refer a friend