Peer Worker - Carer Support

Anglicare Central Queensland; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Salary sacrifice

Job summary

Anglicare Central Queensland is seeking a Peer Worker – Carer Support to use lived experience as a powerful tool for supporting carers through suicidal crises, offering empathy, guidance and hope when most needed.

You will facilitate peer support, provide practical tools, connect carers with services, and build local networks while maintaining confidential records and working within our values-driven, not-for-profit team.

Qualifications

• Minimum Certificate IV in AOD/Mental Health/Peer Work or tertiary qualification in social science
• Personal experience in providing support to someone during suicidal crisis or following a suicide attempt

Responsibilities

• Facilitate peer support groups for carers.
• Provide individual guidance including coping strategies, safety planning and self-care techniques.
• Assist carers to access appropriate services and resources.
• Build and maintain relationships with local organisations to strengthen support networks.
• Keep accurate and confidential records in line with policies.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Solution orientation

High-performance

Time management

Communication

Education

Certificate IV in AOD/Mental Health/Peer Work

Tertiary qualification in social science

Job description

1d ago , from Anglicare Central Queensland

$46 p/hr +superannuation + salary sacrifice

Fixed-termposition

JoinAnglicare Central Queensland as a Peer Worker – Carer Support,where your lived experience becomes a powerful tool for change. Inthis meaningful role, you'll walk alongside carers supporting lovedones through suicidal crises - offering empathy, guidance and hopewhen it's needed most. You'll facilitate connection, sharepractical tools and help carers feel supported, understood andempowered.

Whatwill a typical day look like?

• Facilitate peersupport groups, fostering a safe and supportive environment forcarers.
• Provide individualguidance to carers, including oping strategies, safety planningand self care techniques.
• Assist carers inaccessing appropriate services and resources
• Build and maintainrelationships with local organisations to strengthen supportnetworks.
• Keep accurateand confidential records in line with organisationalpolicies.

MandatoryRequirements:

• Minimum CertificateIV in AOD/Mental Health/Peer Work or tertiary qualification insocial science
• Personal experiencein providing support to someone during suicidal crisis orfollowing a suicide attempt

Who weare:

Ourtruly local team of professionals have worked with people inCentral Queensland for over 40 years to support them in livingtheir best life. AnglicareCQ is a not-for-profit, purpose-drivenorganisation – and we give effect to that purpose through ourstaff. We endeavour to make the most ordinary things extraordinary– simply by doing them with the right people.

AnglicareCQ offers adiverse scope of interdependent and inter-related career pathswhich enables staff mobility and growth. Careers with AnglicareCQare from a wide range of disciplines including leadership,community services, child protection, housing, and supportservices. We serve communities in and around Rockhampton, theCapricorn Coast, Gladstone, Biloela, Moura, Blackwater, Emerald,Barcaldine, and Longreach.

What you willbring to the role:

• Apassion and genuine desire to make a difference in the lives ofCentral Queenslanders.
• Proven ability tobuild and maintain relationships with a variety ofstakeholders.
• Theability to identify and embed solutions.
• Demonstratedexperience working within a high-performance framework whereyou are accountable for KPIs on program delivery and outcomes,within a face-paced solutions focussed environment.
• Effective timemanagement and organisational skills.
• Astrong communicator, able to quickly build rapport andinfluence across a diverse range of people.

OtherRequirements:

• Ability to obtain aBlue Card (working with children check positive notice orexemption)
• Ability to obtain aYellow Card (disability services positive notice or exemptionnotice)

What are thebenefits of working forAnglicareCQ?

We havea common purpose throughout our organisationto serve thepeople of Central Queensland, to help themlive their bestlife. AnglicareCQ offers the opportunity to engage in meaningfulemployment and be part of a holistic team that supports people inour local communities.

• Weoffer attractive salary sacrifice to all part-timeemployees.
• Weoffer the opportunity to work within an organisation committedto social change.
• Wehave a supportive and pragmatic management team.
• Professionaldevelopment and study are encouraged and supported.
• Weoffer a professional work environment filled with passionate,diverse and driven people.
• Weprovide access to health and wellness programs for allstaff.

Attachments:
- Information Guide for Applicants.pdf
- PD Peer Worker - Carer Support PT.pdf