Recovery Peer Support Specialist

Queensland Government; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work-Life Balance

Professional Development Opportunities

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking a Mental Health Peer Worker to support recovery for clients across Central Queensland. You will connect with consumers, carers and staff, using lived experience to help set meaningful goals and provide practical support and psychoeducation.

Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and participating in recruitment, you will advocate for the consumer voice and deliver engaging group activities while maintaining professional boundaries and applying strengths-based

Qualifications

• Understand recovery, strengths-based practice and the power of sharing your own experience to support and inspire others.
• Plan and deliver engaging psychoeducation and groups, help identify service improvements, evaluate what works and use everyday tools like Microsoft Office with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Connect with consumers, carers and staff, sharing your lived experience and showing what recovery can look like in real life.
• Support people to reach their goals using peer support and recovery tools.
• Share knowledge and build confidence, providing practical education and psychoeducation for better mental health management.
• Connect, collaborate and have a voice by representing the consumer voice on recruitment panels.

Skills

Peer support

Psychoeducation

Recovery-oriented practice

Interpersonal skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Advocacy for consumer voice

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Queensland Government is seeking a Mental Health Peer Worker to support recovery for clients across Central Queensland. You will connect with consumers, carers and staff, using lived experience to help set meaningful goals and provide practical support and psychoeducation.

Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and participating in recruitment, you will advocate for the consumer voice and deliver engaging group activities while maintaining professional boundaries and applying strengths-based