YIM Peer Worker

Mind Australia Limited; Campbelltown; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Transform Lives

Salary Packaging up to $15,900

Fitness Passport

Leave Perks

CommBank Banking Portal

Job summary

Mind Australia Limited is seeking a Peer Practitioner for a fixed-term, part-time role based in Campbelltown. You will work with individuals to understand their story and help move toward achievable goals, using relational care and lived experience as a core resource.

Qualifications include a Certificate IV or higher in Mental Health, Peer Work, or related fields. Training in Intentional Peer Support is desirable, with opportunities for coaching and development across South West Sydney.

Qualifications

• Prospective candidates bring lived experience of mental distress and recovery.
• Ability to share learnings from personal story to support recovery.

Responsibilities

• Create a space of hope and inclusion for people experiencing mental health challenges and their families.
• Help people navigate between levels of care within a stepped care model.
• Advocate for voices of people with lived experience.
• Contribute to a culturally responsive workforce and service environment.
• Be grounded in Lived Expertise and share experiences to support clients.

Skills

Lived experience

Empathy

Communication

Education

Certificate IV or higher in Mental Health/Peer Work/AOD or related field

Job description

• Bring your authentic self to work and help amplify the voices of people with lived experience
• Regular coaching, reflective practice and peer support growing your skills through ongoing learning and development
• Access to our discounted workplace health & fitness program + additional leave perks!
• Part Time 4 days / week until 30 June 2027 | Campbelltown location

About One Door

One Door Mental Health has joined the Mind Australia Group, creating one of the largest community-managed mental health networks in the country. One Door Mental Health is a pioneering, purpose-driven service provider dedicated to supporting individuals living with mental illness, along with their families and carers. With over 30 years of experience, our innovative services and community-driven approach create a safe and supportive environment.

About the Service

The South West Sydney Peer Support Program is an SWS PHN-funded program that provides recovery-oriented, non-clinical peer support to people accessing the You In Mind program across South West Sydney, with Peer Practitioners working collaboratively alongside You In Mind practitioners to support people experiencing low to high mental health needs. Operating through a self-organising team model, Peer Practitioners share accountability for service delivery and continuous improvement, supported by regular co-reflective practice and dedicated coaching with access to One Door and Mind lived experience networks.

About the role

We are seeking an approachable, resourceful and recovery focused Peer Practitioner for a fixed term, part time (30.4 hours per week) opportunity in the Campbelltown area. You will work with a person to understand and identify their story, identify how they would like to move towards what is possible in their lives by focusing on relational care.

Based in Campbelltown, this role provides support across South West Sydney and may require travel to other office and service locations from time to time.

Key responsibilities

• Create a space of hope, optimism and inclusion for people experiencing mental health challenges, as well as their carers and families.
• Assist people to navigate and transition between different levels of care within a stepped care model.
• Advocate for and elevate the voice of people with lived experience of intersectional mental health and service use experiences.
• Contribute to a culturally responsive workforce and service environment for staff, service users, family/carers and volunteers from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds.
• Be grounded in the discipline of Lived Expertise, drawing from your own lived experience.

Your Benefits

• Transform Lives: Play a vital role in empowering individuals, helping them achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
• Competitive Salary Packaging: Maximize your take-home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900.
• Fitness Passport: Take advantage of our discounted workplace health and fitness program, offering you and your family access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness centres at a fraction of the regular cost. For 50% less than a typical gym membership, enjoy unlimited visits and stay motivated to maintain your health and well-being.
• Leave Perks: Enjoy leave perks including birthday leave, study leave, and an extra annual picnic day leave!
• Workplace Banking Portal: Access that provides convenient access to a range of banking and lifestyle benefits offered through our CommBank program.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) are required in Mental Health, Peer Work, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or other health related field as designated by ODMH.
• Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/ or Advanced Training, is desirable but not required.
• Has a lived/living experience of mental distress and recovery and understanding of, and ability and willingness to, contribute this Lived Expertise in working towards greater organisational impact.
• Ability to share learnings from your personal story in an appropriate and purposeful manner to support, empower, speak about the times of hopelessness and the importance of hope, and support the recovery of clients.
• Experience, expertise and/or desire in working directly with people with mental health issues, and their families and carers.

Additional Details

One Door Mental Health requires all staff to have a current Working with Children's Check, NDIS Worker Screening clearance, and appropriate COVID-19 Vaccination. One Door Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at [e-mail] or via [e-mail]

Position Description

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