Aboriginal Peer Practitioner

One Door Mental Health; Tamworth Regional Council; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Fitness Passport

Birthday leave

Study leave

Extra annual picnic day leave

Job summary

One Door Mental Health is seeking a collaborative Aboriginal Peer Practitioner for a fixed term, full-time role based in Tamworth. You will champion co-design and lead co-production practices, placing the service user at the centre of their journey and focusing on relational care.

Requirements include tertiary qualifications in Mental Health or related field, lived experience, and willingness to engage with Aboriginal communities. The role offers salary packaging and a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Certificate IV in Mental Health, Peer Work, AOD or related health field.
• Experience with peer work and lived experience is valued.
• Ability to engage respectfully with Aboriginal communities.

Responsibilities

• Utilise learning from personal recovery stories to support others.
• Provide peer-based support with trust and empathy.
• Deliver outreach-based peer support in community settings.
• Support Reconciliation Action Plan implementation to improve outcomes.
• Promote culturally safe services and partnerships with local communities.
• Monitor culturally safe practices and advocate for improvements.
• Empower individuals to achieve their goals and improve quality of life.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support

Cultural safety

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health / related health field

Job description

• Utilise the learning from lived/living experience of mental health challenges and/or alcohol and drug challenges
• Provide an alternative to traditional mental health responses through the practice of mutuality
• Full Time Contract until 30 June 2027 | Tamworth Location

About One Door

One Door Mental Health has joined the Mind Australia Group, creating one of the largest community-managed mental health networks in the country. One Door Mental Health is a pioneering, purpose-driven service provider dedicated to supporting individuals living with mental illness, along with their families and carers. With over 30 years of experience, our innovative services and community-driven approach create a safe and supportive environment.

About the Service

Known locally as Side by Side, One Door Mental Health's Distress Brief Support Short-Term Support Team (DBS STST) provides timely, recovery-oriented support for adults aged 18 years and over experiencing periods of heightened distress. The service complements existing clinical and community supports by delivering person-centered, short-term assistance that helps individuals build resilience, strengthen coping strategies, and progress their recovery goals.

About the role

We are seeking a collaborative and insightful Aboriginal Peer Practitioner for fixed term, fulltime (part time considered) opportunity located in Tamworth. You will act as a champion of co-design and lead co-production practices, in practical ways always placing the relationship and service user at the centre of their journey. This is done through working with a person to understand and identify their story, identify how they would like to move towards what is possible in their lives by focusing on relational care.

Key responsibilities

• Utilising effective and appropriate sharing of learnings from personal recovery stories
• Provide peer-based support to people living with mental health concerns by building trust through shared experiences, promoting a hopeful outlook, and offering consistent, empathetic engagement.
• Deliver outreach-based peer support, including visiting clients in community settings and other services, to support engagement, reduce barriers to access, and assist clients to connect with appropriate supports.
• Support the implementation of the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to enhance outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Promote culturally safe services, build strong partnerships with the local Aboriginal Health Service, communities, and elders, and facilitate cultural events.
• Monitor the effectiveness of current culturally safe practice within the service and/or interventions and engage in advocacy and systems change where required.
• Transform Lives:Play a vital role in empowering individuals, helping them achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
• Competitive Salary Packaging:Maximize your take-home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900.
• Fitness Passport:Take advantage of our discounted workplace health and fitness program, offering you and your family access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness centres at a fraction of the regular cost. For 50% less than a typical gym membership, enjoy unlimited visits and stay motivated to maintain your health and well-being.
• Leave Perks:Enjoy leave perks including birthday leave, study leave, and an extra annual picnic day leave!

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) are required in Mental Health, Peer Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or other health related field as designated by ODMH.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Advanced Training, is desirable but not required.
• Has a lived/living experience of mental distress and recovery and understanding of, and ability and willingness to contribute this Lived Expertise in working towards greater organisational impact.
• Experience or ability to acquire skills in understanding needs and working collaboratively to plan wellbeing supports using evidence informed approaches and tools, for example in challenging situations.

One Door Mental Health requires all staff to have a current Working with Children's Check, NDIS Worker Screening clearance, and appropriate COVID-19 Vaccination. One Door Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.

Position Description

DBS Tamworth - Aboriginal Peer Practitoner.pdf

Centre Manager and Project Lead – Distress Brief Support
************@onedoor.org.au