Peer Worker

Flourish Australia; Penrith; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish 2018

Tax-Free Salary Packaging up to $15,9

Entertainment benefits up to $2,650

Leave loading 17.5% + extra personal &

Flexible working conditions

Career progression & professional dev

Employee Assistance Program

Regular supervision and mentoring

Rainbow Network & YarnUp

Fleet pricing discounts

Retail discounts at 400+ retailers

Job summary

Flourish Australia in Penrith is seeking a Peer Worker to support people with lived experience of mental health challenges, helping them pursue their goals and recovery in the community.

You will work Monday to Friday, based in Penrith, on a Level 3 agreement with an hourly rate of $40.49–$43.42 plus super and salary packaging; this full-time (76 hours per fortnight) role emphasises mutual respect and person-centred support.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV or higher qualification in a relevant field, or a minimum of two years’ full-time experience in the human services sector.
• Personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
• The ability to draw on your lived experience in a safe, respectful, and purposeful way to inspire hope and support others.
• Maintain a current Australian Driver's Licence (willingness to travel in the community).

Responsibilities

• Hold recovery and social citizenship conversations to connect with people and build reciprocity.
• Guide individuals in their recovery, focusing on strengths and autonomy.
• Contribute to reducing stigma around having a lived mental health experience.
• Support access to activities and opportunities that promote independence.
• Encourage skill development through self-directed learning and training.

Skills

Lived experience

Interpersonal skills

Driver's Licence

Travel willingness

Education

Cert IV+

Job description

Walk alongside people in their recovery journey, helping them build on their strengths, pursue their goals, and create a meaningful future.

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for aPeer Worker to join our establishedPenrith team!

The position available is:

• Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)

• Based atPenrith

• Working Monday to Friday

• Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $40.49-$43.42/hour + Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging

About the Opportunity

As aPeer 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:

• Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services in order to connect with them, support them and build reciprocity, via mutual understanding, trust and shared experience.

• 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.

• Effectively contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination around having a lived experience of a mental health challenge.

• 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.

Fullcriteria and position description areavailable within the application.

The Benefits

• Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

• Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900 annually + an additional $2,650 annually for entertainment benefits such as meals and holiday accommodation

• Generous leave provisions including17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + 10 weeks paid primary carer parental leave

• Family-friendly andflexible working conditions

• Opportunities forcareer progression,professional development and training such asMental Health First Aid and ASIST

• Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support

• Regularsupervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1mentoring, strongteam supportand acomprehensive inductionprogram

• Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members

• PersonalFleet pricing discountswith our preferred automotive supplier

• Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, JB HI FI, Myer, AMPOL, Rebel, Ticketek 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 higher qualification in a relevant field, or a minimum of two years’ full-time experience in the human services sector.

• Personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.

• The ability to draw on your lived experience in a safe, respectful, and purposeful way to inspire hope and support others.

• Maintain a current Australian Driver's Licence(willingness to travel independently in the community for community-based support)

Our positions are opento 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.