Youth Trauma-Informed Peer Support Worker

Uniting; North Canberra; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary packaging up to $18,55

Referral bonus

Job summary

Uniting is seeking a Peer Support Worker to join the TIDES team in Turner, ACT. This role supports young people aged 13 to 17 through a non-clinical, peer-based approach, drawing on lived experience to provide hope, guidance and encouragement in one-on-one and group settings.

You will work within an interdisciplinary team, receive regular supervision, and have opportunities to influence a newly established trauma service.

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience that can be used intentionally, safely and ethically to support young people.
• Demonstrated understanding of trauma, trauma recovery and trauma-informed approaches to service delivery.
• A current Australian driver’s licence.
• Working towards Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or a willingness to obtain the qualification with support from Uniting.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer-based support to young people aged 13 to 17 in one-on-one and group settings.
• Advocate, engage and support recovery within a youth-friendly, trauma-informed framework.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and participate in supervision and reflective practice.

Skills

Lived experience utilization

Trauma-informed care

Education

Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

Tools

Australian driver's licence

Job description

Uniting is seeking a Peer Support Worker to join the TIDES team in Turner, ACT. This role supports young people aged 13 to 17 through a non-clinical, peer-based approach, drawing on lived experience to provide hope, guidance and encouragement in one-on-one and group settings.

You will work within an interdisciplinary team, receive regular supervision, and have opportunities to influence a newly established trauma service.