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$ 37 - 40
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Job Description
Flourish Australia is seeking an authentic compassionate Peer Worker to join our team delivering the Commonwealth Psychosocial Support (CPS) Program. This is a purposeful and structured role for individuals with lived experience of mental health recovery who are ready to walk alongside othersempowering them to reconnect with life build capacity and achieve personal goals.
The position available is:
- Ongoing full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
- Part-time can be negotiated with the preferred candidates (60.8 hours per fortnight)
- Working in your local community in Rockhampton
- Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Attractive hourly ratesequivalentto$37.35-$40.05/hour Super Salary Packaging!
About the Opportunities
As a Peer Worker you will support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health issues 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:
- Deliver structured time-limited and goal-oriented support in line with CPS national guidelines focused on improving daily functioning and achieving recovery goals.
- Collaborate with participants to co-design and implement individual recovery plans based on their strengths needs and aspirations.
- Conduct assessments monitor progress and adapt supports as needed.
- Co-facilitate group programs that promote recovery social connection skill-building and personal development.
- Provide capacity building support across key life domains including housing employment education physical health and social engagement.
- Connect participants with mainstream and community services to foster long-term independence.
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 lived experience and personal recovery to mentor people with a lived experience of a mental health issue. You will use your lived experience to inform and contribute to staff learning serviceunderstanding and delivering person-led strengths focused recovery based service.
For more information about what it means to be aPeer Workerwith Flourish Australia please review thePosition Descriptionand the Peer Worker information statementWhat You Should Consider Before Becoming A Peer Worker.
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 when anorganisational pool motor vehicle is unavailable. You will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.
Who Were Looking For
Were seeking individuals who bring empathy insight and a strong belief in recovery.
Youll need to:
- 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)
- Have a personal lived experience of a mental health issue and recovery.
- A strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
- Understand the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
- Demonstrate alignment to Flourish Australias values.
- Maintain a current Australian Drivers Licence (and willingness to travel locally for community-based support)
- Feel comfortable facilitating or co-facilitating peer learning social inclusion or psychoeducational group sessions.
- Build respectful empowering relationships while maintaining clear professional boundaries.
- Be able to work independently whilst contributing to a collaborative team environment.
- Effectively use and understand Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems for the purpose of notes scheduling and reporting.
The Benefits
Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:
- Level 3 (SCHCADS)on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
- Tax-free Salary Packagingavailable up to $15900
- Generous leave provisions including17.5% leave loading 2 additional days of personal leave extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year paid parental leave
- Family-friendly andflexible working conditions
- Opportunities forcareer progressionprofessional development and trainingsuch asMental Health First Aid and ASIST
- Employee Assistance Programfor confidential wellbeing support
- Inclusive initiativessuch as ourRainbow Network and YarnUpfor Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
- Exclusive personalFleet pricing discountswith our preferred automotive supplier
- Employee discounts at 400 popular retailers (Woolworths Expedia Myer Kmart etc)
Who we are
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 issues 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.
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.
For further information please contact Amanda Killen Manager. E: (please do not email applications).
How to Apply
If youre ready to use your experience to support others and be part of something bigger wed love to hear from you. 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 to be held on a rolling basis. Apply today!
Employment Type
Full-Time
