Mental Health Peer Support Specialist (Lived Experience)

FocusOne Health; Berri; On-site; AUD 77,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible terms and conditions

Professional development

Peer supervision

Comprehensive onboarding

Job summary

FocusOne Health is seeking a Peer Support Worker for the FocusOne Reach service in Berri, South Australia. The role emphasizes person-centred support for people with complex mental health needs and leverages your lived experience to foster connection, hope and purpose.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to shaping a new service, ensuring recovery-oriented, culturally safe and person-led care from the outset. Flexible terms including up to 1.0 FTE are available.

Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental health challenges preferred
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to person-centred recovery approaches

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support people with complex mental health needs.
• Draw on lived experience to build connection, hope and identify what matters to individuals.
• Contribute to the development and effectiveness of FocusOne Reach, ensuring recovery-oriented practice is embedded.

Job description

FocusOne Health is seeking a Peer Support Worker for the FocusOne Reach service in Berri, South Australia. The role emphasizes person-centred support for people with complex mental health needs and leverages your lived experience to foster connection, hope and purpose.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to shaping a new service, ensuring recovery-oriented, culturally safe and person-led care from the outset. Flexible terms including up to 1.0 FTE are available.