Empowering Mental Health Peer Support Specialist (Tamworth)

Anglicare SQ; Tamworth; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-Free Salary Packaging

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Career progression

Job summary

Flourish Australia in Tamworth is seeking Peer Workers to support people with lived experience of mental health challenges in community and accommodation settings. Your lived experience is valued as a form of expertise to help clients set goals and navigate services.

You will work on a 24/7 rotating roster, including weekdays, weekends, evenings and overnight shifts. Based in Tamworth, you will be paid an hourly rate of $40.49–$43.42 plus super and salary packaging.

Qualifications

• A Certificate IV or above in a relevant field OR a minimum of 2-years full-time experience in human services.
• A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
• Willing and able to use your lived experience in a respectful, recovery-focused way.
• Understanding of Flourish Australia values and recovery-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Hold recovery and social citizenship conversations to connect with clients.
• Guide and support individuals in their recovery, focusing on strengths and goals.
• Contribute to reducing stigma surrounding mental health lived experience.
• Support access to activities promoting independence.
• Encourage skill development through self-directed learning and education.

Skills

Lived experience

Microsoft Office

Recovery-based practice

Education

Certificate IV or above in a relevant field

2+ years in human services field

Tools

Data information management systems

Job description

Flourish Australia in Tamworth is seeking Peer Workers to support people with lived experience of mental health challenges in community and accommodation settings. Your lived experience is valued as a form of expertise to help clients set goals and navigate services.

You will work on a 24/7 rotating roster, including weekdays, weekends, evenings and overnight shifts. Based in Tamworth, you will be paid an hourly rate of $40.49–$43.42 plus super and salary packaging.