Peer Practitioner: Mental Health Recovery Coach

One Door; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Mind Workplace Banking

Job summary

Mind Australia is seeking empathetic Peer Practitioners to join the Cairns Medicare Mental Health Centre. You will use your lived experience to inspire hope, support recovery, and work within a multidisciplinary team to help clients access services and build connections.

The role involves 7-day service with varied shifts, including evenings, and a commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred practice. Mind offers not-for-profit salary packaging and EAP support.

Qualifications

• Lived or living experience of mental health and/or AOD challenges.
• Commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed care.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support to individuals in distress or crisis.
• Collaborate with consumers, carers and service providers to support recovery planning.
• Design and facilitate group programs for peer connection and wellbeing.
• Assist with connecting people to services and community supports.

Skills

Lived experience

AOD awareness

Recovery-oriented practice

Empathy/communication

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health/Peer Work/AOD

Job description

Mind Australia is seeking empathetic Peer Practitioners to join the Cairns Medicare Mental Health Centre. You will use your lived experience to inspire hope, support recovery, and work within a multidisciplinary team to help clients access services and build connections.

The role involves 7-day service with varied shifts, including evenings, and a commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred practice. Mind offers not-for-profit salary packaging and EAP support.