Youth Peer Worker
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$ 38 - 41
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Job Description
Join an industry-leadingprovider in youth mental health and make a difference to the lives of young people! headspace Broken Hill has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker to join the team!
About the position:
Closed-term part-time (15.2 hours/fortnight) until 30 June 2026
BasedinBroken Hill
Working every Monday
- Attractive hourly ratesequivalent to$38.65 - $41.45/hour 12% Super Tax-Free Salary Packaging!
About the Opportunity
headspace provides early intervention mental health services to young people aged a Peer Workerwith headspace Broken Hill your own life experience of a mental health issue and personal recovery will provide a distinct advantage as you mentor and support people with lived experience of a mental health issue. You will be required to use this lived experience openly appropriately and effectively to build professional relationships with the people you support that also have a lived experience of a mental health issue.
On a day to day basis you will:
- Connect with support build reciprocity trust and shared experience with people who access our services.
- Guide and support each person in their recovery and be strengths ability and possibility focused.
- Effectively model hope and recovery.
- Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services thatmeet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible.
- Encourage shared learning experiences and support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning information and education.
Flourish Australia is proud to have built one of Australias largest peer workforces a proven strengths-based approach to mental health recovery. Peer work is a cornerstone of our services with more than half of our workforce having had a lived experience of a mental health issue. By applying personal experience in mental health peer workers can empathise support and inspire people in finding their own path to recovery.
For more information about what it means to be aPeer Workerwith Flourish Australia please review thePosition Description and the following document onAn Introduction to Peer Work at Flourish Australia.
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 an organisational pool motor vehicle is unavailable. You will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.
About headspace and Flourish Australia
One in four young people have experienced a mental health issue in the past 12 months a higher prevalence than all other age groups.headspaceprovidesearly intervention mental health services to young peoplewho present with mental health issues along with assistance in promoting young peoples covers four core areas: mental health physical health work and study support and alcohol and other drug information aboutheadspacecan be found at:
Flourish Australiahas a long and proud history of providing recovery-oriented mental health servicesin Australia. We offer a range of services to meet the different needs of those with a lived experience of a mental health includeshelp withfinding a home that is safe and secure assistance with training and getting a job or encouragement to develop friendships and learn new things. 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.
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 Packaging available up to $15900
- Generous leave provisions including17.5% leave loadingand2 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
- Regularsupervision (reflective practice) ongoing 1:1mentoring strongteam supportand acomprehensive inductionprogram
- Workplace Community Groupssuch as ourRainbow Networkfor LGBTQ staff members & allies andYarnUpfor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
- PersonalFleet pricing discountswith our preferred automotive supplier
- Employee discountsat 400 popular retailers(Woolworths Expedia Myer Kmart etc)
Selection Criteria
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 strong commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
- Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
- Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australias values.
- 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 Ro Allison Clinical LeadE: (please do notemail applications).
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.
How to Apply
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.
Applications close 5pm 29th August. Apply now!
Employment Type
Part-Time
