Internal EOI Peer Worker

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for aPeer Workerto join our established Caboolture team!

The position available is:

• Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
• Workinga rotating roster
• Based in Caboolture
• Attractive hourly ratesequivalentto$38.65-$41.45/hour Super Tax-Free Salary Packaging

About the Opportunity

As aPeer Worker you will work in the community to support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve their hopes and dreams. Your personal lived experience of mental health challenges trauma recovery and navigating services is recognised as a form of Lived Experience Expertise. You use this expertise intentionally safely and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality shared understanding respect and hope. Through authentic connection and values-aligned self-disclosure you support people to explore their strengths rights choices and self-defined recovery goals always honouring their roles as the expert in their own life.

On a day to day basis you will:

• Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services in order to connect with them support them and build reciprocity via mutual understanding trust and shared experience.
• Effectively and appropriately guide and support each individual in their recovery and be strengths ability and possibility focused whilst ensuring they are the leads in their own recovery journey.
• Effectively contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination around having a lived experience of a mental health challenge.
• Support the person to access activities and opportunities that promote independence.
• Support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning information training and education.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

1. 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).
2. A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
3. Willing and able to effectively respectfully and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
4. Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australias values.
5. A strong understanding and commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
6. Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of mental health challenges.
7. Understanding of and ability to effectively use Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
8. Maintain a current Australian Drivers Licence.

For further information please contact Kara Lyons Manager. E:(pleasedo notemail applications).

The Benefits

Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated through our Employee Value Proposition offerings:

• Level 3 (SCHCADS)on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement 2018
• Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15900 additional $2650 for entertainment benefits such as meals and holiday accommodationthroughSmartSalary
• Generous leave provisions including17.5% leave loading 2 additional days of personal leave Flourish Australia Day paid primary carer parental leave purchased annual leave program
• Opportunities forprofessional developmentand trainingsuch as Mental Health First Aid & ASIST further information found on theL&D Hub!
• Monthlyreflective practice& career development through bi-annualMy Plan
• Access to ourEmployee Assistance ProgramSonderfor free confidential well-being support
• Workplace Community Groupssuch as ourRainbow Networkfor LGBTQ staff members & allies andYarnUpfor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
• Personalfleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier & access tonovated leasing
• Employee discounts programthroughFlourishing Wellat over 400 popular retailers (Woolworths Expedia Myer Kmart etc)
• Quarterly Reward and Recognition Awards

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.