High Intensity Support Workers – Mental Health and Complex Care Depending on each participant’s individual needs, your responsibilities may include:

Providing one-to-one, two-to-one or group-based support

Supporting participants with complex mental health needs

Implementing behaviour support and risk-management strategies

Using trauma-informed approaches and de-escalation techniques

Following individual support plans, behaviour support plans and clinical instructions

Supporting community participation, appointments and daily activities

Administering medication within your training and scope of practice

Communicating effectively with participants, families, clinical teams and other professionals

Responding calmly and professionally to challenging or unexpected situations

Potential to travel to participants within the surrounding communities including Yass.

The following will be viewed favourably:

Positive Behaviour Support





Mental health and psychosocial disability

Trauma-informed care

Complex behaviours and de‑scalation

Medication assistance or administration

Manual handling and mobility support

Epilepsy and seizure management

Diabetes management

Enteral feeding

Dysphagia and mealtime management

Previous experience providing active overnight or sleepover support

Why join Chemlah Care?

Meaningful work that improves people’s lives

Flexible shifts and wide-ranging support environments

Supportive and responsive management

Ongoing training and professional development

Opportunities to use and expand your high-intensity support skills

A workplace that values safety, respect, trust and compassion

Competitive remuneration based on qualifications and experience

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📌 High Intensity Support Workers – Mental Health and Complex Care (Canberra)
🏢 Chemlah Care
📍 Canberra