Flourish Australia has multiple exciting opportunities for Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our established Hunter Accommodation teams.
The positions available are:
* Casual
* Working across a rotating roster including weekends, evening and awake overnight shifts
* Working across the Hunter Accommodation Services in Newcastle and Morisset
* Attractive hourly rates equivalent to $38.65-$41.45/hour + Super + 25% Casual Loading
About the Opportunities
As a Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker, you 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 to maintain wellness and realise their goals. On a day to day basis you will:
* Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people.
* Encourage shared learning experiences, and support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information and education.
* Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services that meet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible.
* Be 'hands on' and involved in direct service delivery.
The difference between the two roles is a Peer Worker is required to use their lived experience expertise 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.
For more information about what it means to be a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description and the following document on An Introduction to Peer Work at Flourish Australia.
For more information on the Mental Health Worker role, please read the Position Description.
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.
Who we are
Flourish Australia is one of Australia's most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.
Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person's 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 open to 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.
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.
* 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 current Australian Driver's Licence.
* A current First Aid certificate & CPR.
For further information, please contact Hayley Edmonds, Manager. E: (please do not email applications).
The Benefits
Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:
* Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
* Family-friendly and flexible working conditions
* Opportunities for career progression, professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
* Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support
* Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring, strong team support and a comprehensive induction program
* Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
* Personal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier
* Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)
All appointments with Flourish Australia's 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 Australia's Private or Secondary Employment Policy.