Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker
Job Location:
Wollongong - Australia
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Job Summary
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for aPeer Worker or Mental Health Workerto join our dedicated Wollongongteam!
The position available is:
- Casual
- Wollongong based
- Working on across a rotating roster Monday to Friday
- Level 3on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to$38.65-$41.45/hour Super 25% Casual Loading
As aPeer Worker or Mental Health 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 in order to connect with them support them and build reciprocity via mutual understanding trust and shared experience.
- 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.
- Effectively contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination around having a lived experience of a mental health challenge.
- 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 ourPeer Workerroles are for those willing to use their personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.Yourpersonal lived experience of mental health challenges trauma recovery and navigating services is recognised as a form of Lived Experience. You use this expertise intentionally safely and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality shared understanding respect and hope. Through authentic connection and values-aligned self-disclosure you support people to explore their strengths rights choices and self-defined recovery goals always honouring their roles as the expert in their own life.
It isnota requirement forMental Health Workersto use their lived experience of a mental health challenge in their everyday work.
Please note - Successful candidates must maintain a Class C drivers license and proof of comprehensive insurance must be provided when required. You may be directed to use your private motor vehicle in the course of performing your duties when anorganisational pool motorvehicle is will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.
Flourish Australia is one of Australias most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish believe in their futures and become contributing members of the community.
Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each persons 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.
Essential:
- 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).
- A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
- Willing and able to effectively respectfully and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
- Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australias values.
- A strong understanding and commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
- Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of mental health challenges.
- Understanding of and ability to effectively use Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
- Maintain a current Australian Drivers Licence.
For further information please contact Sue ORourke Regional Manager. E:(pleasedo notemail applications).
Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:
- Level 3 (SCHCADS)on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
- Vehicle Mileage Allowance
- Family-friendly andflexible working conditions
- Opportunities forcareer progressionprofessional development and trainingsuch asMental Health First Aid and ASIST
- Employee Assistance Programfor confidential wellbeing support
- Workplace Community Groupssuch as ourRainbow Networkfor LGBTQ staff members & allies andYarnUpfor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
- Exclusive personalFleet pricing discountswith our preferred automotive supplier
- Employee discountsat 400 popular retailers (Woolworths Expedia Myer Kmart etc)
All appointments with Flourish Australias Mental Health Services are subject to an NDIS Worker Screening clearance a National Criminal History Check a WWCC previous employment reference checks satisfactory Australian residency status and other background checks. All successful applicants will be required to declare any private or secondary employment prior to commencement in line with Flourish Australias Private or Secondary Employment Policy.
To apply for this position please complete all the questions asked. You will then be required to attach a copy of your resume on the following page we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application.
Interviews held on a rolling basis. Apply Now!
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