Peer Support Worker
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7 days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Stride:
Stride is a name that expresses our ambition its a name thats purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery are leaders in mental health service delivery specialising in working with adults and young people and in early childhood intervention.
On Offer:
- Based in Dubbo NSW
- Part-time (0.6 FTE) permanent opportunity - the 3 days are over Friday Saturday and a half day Sunday.
- SCHADs Level 3 plus Super
- Salary packaging options (up to $15899 tax free!!)
- Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2650!!
- Leave loading at 17.5%
- Stride Rewards access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion food and fitness)
- Paid parental leave support
- One paid wellbeing leave day per year
- Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12 month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
- Excellent training & career development
Role Overview:
- To encourage and support the recovery process of people with a mental illness.
- To use personal lived experience of mental health recovery to connect with consumers and provide support in a recovery-oriented person-centred and strengths-based way.
- support in a recovery-oriented person-centred and strengths-based way.
- Provide support to a Day Program that will consist primarily of group work focusing on psychoeducational skillsdevelopment recovery healthy lifestyles and community connectedness.
- Delivering mental health programs in a voluntary inpatient unit setting
- Provide support that is sensitive client focused community oriented and planned.
- Workdays will be Thursdays Fridays and a half day Sunday
Requirements:
- Minimum of a Cert IV in Peer Work or Community services related discipline (ideally a completed degree or Diploma)
- Experience and skills in working with people experiencing mental illness
- Experience in facilitating group programs
- Possess awareness of the needs expectations and issues pertaining to clients with mental illness
- Demonstrate effective listening communication skills empathy; and the capacity to relate with others with dignity and respect.
- Have a strong client focused and recovery-based philosophy
- Ability to work in partnership with clients family/ carers and other social and community networks
- Ability to implement and facilitate planned activities resulting in greater community access and support
- Good computer skills
- Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC
- Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance
- Current Drivers License
Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.
Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.
This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental healthrecoveryAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds LGBTQIA and people with disabilities.
Apply now!
To apply complete the online application form attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the available role.
Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt with a closing date of 23rd November 2025.
Key Skills
- Nursing Home Experience
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Direct Support
- Computer Operation
- Caregiving
- Case Management
- Special Needs
- Training & Development
- Child Protective Services
- Experience with Children
- Word Processing
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
Australia's longest-established mental health charity providing specialist mental health services to people with mental illness & complex needs since 1907.
