Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working conditions

Career development & training (Mental-

Employee Assistance Program

Supervision & mentoring

Rainbow Network / YarnUp

Fleet pricing discounts

Retail discounts

Job summary

Flourish Australia is seeking a Casual Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker to join the Goulburn team. The role supports people with lived experience of mental health challenges, helping them pursue goals and maintain wellness.

You will engage in recovery conversations, offer activities aligned with interests, and empower clients to lead their own recovery journeys. The opportunity values lived experience and offers pathways for professional development, supervision, mentoring, and access to

Qualifications

• Hold a Certificate IV or above in a relevant field OR a minimum of 2-years full-time experience in the human services field (as recognised by Flourish Australia).
• Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.
• A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
• A strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
• Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence (and willingness to travel locally for community-based support).

Responsibilities

• Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services
• Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people
• 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
• Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services that meet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible
• 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

Skills

Lived experience

Values alignment

Recovery-based practice

Driver's Licence

Education

Certificate IV or above

Job description

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to join our dedicated Goulburn team!

The position available is:

• Casual

• Goulburn based

• Working on across a rotating roster Monday to Friday

• Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) hourly rates equivalent to $40.49 - $43.42/hour+ Super + Casual loading!

About the Opportunity

As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker, you will support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve their hopes and dreams. You will play an important part in assisting people to maintain wellness and realise their goals. On a day to day basis you will:

• Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services

• Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people

• 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

• Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services that meet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible

• 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

We value lived experience and believe peer support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Therefore, our Peer Worker roles are for those willing to use their personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery. 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.

Fullcriteria and position description areavailable within the application.

The Benefits

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

• 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)

Selection Criteria

Essential:

• Hold 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).

• Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.

• A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery and willingness to be able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).

• A strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.

• Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence(and willingness to travel locally for community-based support)

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

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.