Peer Worker

Flourish Australia; Emerald; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SCHCADS Level 3

Salary packaging

Flexible working

Career development

EAP

Supportive team

Job summary

Flourish Australia is seeking a Peer Worker to join the Commonwealth Psychosocial Support (CPS) program in Emerald. The role emphasises recovery, authentic connection and leveraging lived experience to support individuals with mental health challenges toward independent living.

You will deliver time-limited, goal-oriented support, co-design individual recovery plans, assess progress and help run group programs that build skills and social connections.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV or higher in a relevant field OR minimum of 2 years full-time experience in human services.
• Personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
• Willingness and ability to use lived experience appropriately.
• Alignment with Flourish Australia's values.
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured, time-limited, goal-oriented support per CPS guidelines.
• Collaborate with participants to co-design and implement recovery plans.
• Conduct assessments, monitor progress and adapt supports.
• Co-facilitate group programs promoting recovery, social connection and skills.

Job description

Flourish Australia is seeking an authentic, compassionate Peer Worker to join our team delivering the Commonwealth Psychosocial Support (CPS) Program.

This structured, recovery-oriented role is ideal for professionals committed to walking alongside people with psychosocial challenges - supporting them to build capacity, strengthen community connections, and live independently.

The position available is:

• Closed-term Full-time until 30 June 2027
• Working in your local community in Emerald
• Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
• Attractive hourly rate equivalent to $40.49-$43.42/hour+ Super + Salary Packaging!

About the Opportunity

As a Peer Worker, you will work in the community to support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve their hopes and dreams. Your personal lived experience of mental health challenges, trauma, recovery and navigating services is recognised as a form of Lived Experience Expertise. You use this expertise intentionally, safely, and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality, shared understanding, respect, and hope. Through authentic connection and values-aligned self-disclosure, you support people to explore their strengths, rights, choices, and self-defined recovery goals, always honouring their roles as the expert in their own life.

On a day to day basis you will:

• Deliver structured, time-limited, and goal-oriented support in line with CPS national guidelines, focused on improving daily functioning and achieving recovery goals.
• Collaborate with participants to co-design and implement individual recovery plans based on their strengths, needs, and aspirations.
• Conduct assessments, monitor progress, and adapt supports as needed.
• Co-facilitate group programs that promote recovery, social connection, skill-building, and personal development.

Full criteria and position description are available within the application.

The Benefits

• Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
• Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900 + additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits such as meals and holiday accommodation
• Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + paid parental leave
• Family-friendly and flexible working conditions
• Opportunities for career progression, professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support
• Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring, strong team support and a comprehensive induction program
• Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
• Personal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier
• Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

About You

You are passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey and believe in the value of lived experience. You bring a recovery-oriented mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to creating inclusive, person-centred outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• 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.
• Willing and able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
• Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.
• A current Australian Driver’s Licence.

Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health challenges in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.