Use your supervisory skills and sector experience to lead a team of Peer and Mental Health Workers with an industry-leading mental health organisation. Salary starting at $85,000 per annum plus super, with generous leave provisions, tax-free salary benefits, and flexible working conditions.
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Specialist to join our dedicated teams in Wollongong
The position available is:
1. Full-time (76 hours/fortnight)
2. Working Monday to Friday
3. Based in Wollongong
4. Level 4 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
About the Role
As a Peer Specialist with Flourish Australia, you will assist the manager in providing supervision and guidance to staff. You will support and develop the skills of staff through in-service training. In addition, you will have a hands-on role with frontline service delivery, working directly with people with a lived experience of a mental health issue. You will lead by example by providing person-led, recovery-oriented, and trauma-informed services that best support people to live in the community.
You will use lived experience and personal recovery to mentor people with a lived experience of a mental health issue, applying recovery knowledge and peer work philosophies. You are expected to openly share your lived experience to build professional relationships, maintaining appropriate boundaries. Your daily responsibilities include:
1. Supporting the manager in implementing programs, policies, and local procedures, including planning and coordination of programs or projects when required.
2. Providing supervision and support to staff.
3. Facilitating discussions about individual needs and goals of service users, and collaboratively developing, implementing, and monitoring personalized plans.
4. Encouraging skill development related to domestic, social, independence, education, or employment skills.
5. Ensuring support is recovery-focused, strengths-based, and person-led whenever possible.
Benefits
* Level 4 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
* Tax-Free Salary Packaging up to $15,900
* Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading, 2 additional days of personal leave, extra holiday over Christmas/New Year, and 10 weeks primary carer paid parental leave
* Exclusive personal Fleet pricing discounts
* Family-friendly and flexible working conditions
* Work resources like a laptop and mobile phone
* Professional development opportunities such as Mental Health First Aid, ASIST, and Team Leader training
* Access to employee assistance programs
* Inclusive initiatives and employee discounts at major retailers
Selection Criteria
Essential:
* A relevant Certificate IV or higher in a related field
* At least 3 years' experience working in a community mental health setting
* Valid Australian Driver's Licence
Full selection criteria and position description are available within the application.
About Us
Flourish Australia is one of Australia's most experienced community mental health organizations, offering comprehensive and personalized services. We are committed to involving people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce, valuing diversity, and encouraging applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities, and mature candidates.
Applications close at 5 pm on 19 May 2025. Apply today
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