General Hand (Warehousing)
Job No:
FLO4270
Location:
Marrickville
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a General Hand to join our Community Businesses team in Marrickville!
About the position:
- Casual
- Working days between Monday and Friday, 7am - 4pm
- Based at our Marrickville Prestige Packaging site
- Attractive hourly rates equivalent to SES Grade 3 $26.37/hr plus 25% casual loading!
About the Opportunity
A General Hand with Flourish Australia’s Community Businesses is required to work alongside supported employees and to act as a role model for people with diverse levels of skills and expertise. To achieve this, you will be required to ensure that efficient and quality work is carried out whilst also ensuring supported employee and business service satisfaction.
This is a hands-on and diverse role requiring you to complete a variety of work in areas relating to warehousing, grounds maintenance, general labouring, and courier services.
For more information about what it means to be a General Hand with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description.
Who we are
Flourish Australia operates social enterprises and community businesses with the purpose of creating sustainable employment, vocational and training opportunities for people with mental health issues. We work in local communities to help people on their mental health recovery journey.
Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.
Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.
Aims of the Community Businesses
- Social: to create a recovery and reintegration pathway for people with mental health issues through various employment activities.
- Economic: to operate the business on a commercially sustainable basis of profitable growth whilst simultaneously offering employment opportunities for people.
- Product: to provide a range of commercial industry-standard products that meet the expectations and needs of targeted markets.
- Support: to increase awareness of mental health issues and to encourage businesses to support the Community Businesses.
Selection Criteria
- Ability to work empathetically with persons with a mental health issues or psychosocial disability.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Sound written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to motivate and assist team members.
- Current NSW drivers licence.
Desirable:
- A personal lived experience of a mental health issue.
For more information, please contact Julia Ross, Site Manager. E: julia.ross@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications).
About the Benefits
- Exclusive fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier
- Family-friendly and flexible working conditions
- Opportunities for professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
- Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring and a comprehensive induction program
- Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support
- Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
- Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)
All appointments with Flourish Australia's Mental Health Services are subject to an NDIS Worker Screening clearance, a National Criminal History Check, a WWCC, previous employment reference checks, satisfactory Australian residency status and other background checks. All successful applicants will be required to declare any private or secondary employment prior to commencement in line with Flourish Australia's Private or Secondary Employment Policy.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete all the questions asked. You will then be required to attach a copy of your resume on the following page, we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application.
Interviews to be held ASAP, apply today!
