Internal EOI Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers

Flourish Australia has multiple exciting opportunities for Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our establishedBroken Hill team.

The positions available are:

• Full-time (76 hours/fortnight)
• Casual
• Work in your local community in Broken Hill
• Working between Monday and Friday
• Level 3on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

About the Opportunities

As aPeer Worker or Mental Health Workerwith Flourish Australiayou 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.

The difference between the two roles is aPeer Worker is required to use their lived experience of a mental health issue and personal recovery openly appropriately and effectively to build professional relationships with the people they support that also experience a mental health issue.

Peer Workers will also use their lived experience to inform and contribute to staff learning service understanding and delivering person-led strengths focused recovery based language documentation training and actions. As a Peer Worker you will also use your lived experience to work as an advocate on an individual basis and systemically (as required).

It is not a requirement for Mental Health Workers to use their lived experience of a mental health issue in their everyday work.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

• 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.
• A personal lived experience of a mental health issue and recovery (Peer Worker only)
• Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
• Understanding of and ability to effectively use Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
• A currentAustralian Drivers Licence.

For further information please contact Rynnette Gentle Regional Manager. E:(pleasedo notemail applications).

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.