Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers

Flourish Australia; Young; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 59,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual loading

Superannuation

Flexible working conditions

Professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Supervision & mentoring

Rainbow Network

YarnUp

Fleet discounts

Retail discounts

Job summary

Flourish Australia invites applications for a casual Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker based in Young, NSW. You will work Monday–Friday with a Level 3 equivalent pay of $40.49–$43.42 per hour plus super and 25% casual loading.

You will support people with lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve goals, maintain wellness, and lead their own recovery journeys, using strengths-based approaches and mutual respect.

Qualifications

• Hold a Certificate IV or above in a relevant field or a minimum of 2 years full-time experience in human services.
• Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.
• Personal lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery (Peer Worker only).
• Strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel locally.

Responsibilities

• Hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access Flourish Australia services.
• Listen to and create opportunities and activities meeting the interests and goals of people.
• Guide and support each individual in their recovery, being strengths-based and led by the person.
• Ensure that individual support meets recovery goals and is person-led wherever possible.
• Support access to activities and opportunities promoting independence.
• Support skill development through self-directed learning, information, training, and education.

Skills

Lived experience

Recovery-based practice

Empathy

Communication

Education

Certificate IV or higher

2+ years human services experience

Job description

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

The position available is:

• Casual
• Based in Young
• Working days between Monday and Friday
• Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $40.49-$43.42/hour + Super + 25% Casual loading!

About the Opportunities

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 tomaintain 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 Workerroles 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 andflexible working conditions
• Opportunities forcareer progression,professional development and trainingsuch asMental Health First Aid and ASIST
• Employee Assistance Programfor 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, 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 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.

Interviews to be held on a rolling basis.