Casual Peer & Mental Health Support Worker

Flourish Australia; Young; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Level 3 SCHCADS

25% casual loading

Flexible working conditions

Career progression & training

Employee Assistance Program

Rainbow Network & YarnUp networks

Fleet pricing discounts

Employee discounts

Job summary

Flourish Australia in Young is seeking a casual Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to support people with lived experience of mental health challenges on their recovery journeys. The role is based in Young with days Monday to Friday and a level 3 pay above the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement, plus super and 25% casual loading.

You will engage in recovery conversations, support goal-oriented activities, and promote independence through strengths-based practice, using your own lived

Qualifications

• Essential: A Certificate IV or above in a relevant field OR a minimum of 2 years full-time experience working in the human services field (as recognised by Flourish Australia).
• A personal Lived Experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
• Willing and able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your Lived Experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
• Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.
• A strong understanding and commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
• Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a Lived Experience of mental health challenges.
• Understanding of, and ability to effectively use, Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
• Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence.

Responsibilities

• Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services.
• Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people.
• Effectively and appropriately guide and support each individual in their recovery and be strengths, ability and possibility focused, whilst ensuring they are the leads in their own recovery journey.
• Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services that meet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible.
• Support the person to access activities and opportunities that promote independence.
• Support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information, training, and education.

Education

Certificate IV or above in a relevant field

2+ years full-time experience in human services

Job description

Flourish Australia in Young is seeking a casual Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to support people with lived experience of mental health challenges on their recovery journeys. The role is based in Young with days Monday to Friday and a level 3 pay above the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement, plus super and 25% casual loading.

You will engage in recovery conversations, support goal-oriented activities, and promote independence through strengths-based practice, using your own lived