Internal EOI Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to join our establishedBroken Hill team.

The position available is:

• Casual
• Working in your local community inBroken Hill
• Working between Monday and Friday
• Level 3on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

About the Opportunity

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 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.