Walk alongside people on their mental health recovery journeys and support them to achieve their hopes and dreams!
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker to join our Tamworth team.
The position available is:CasualWorking a rotating roster including weekend, evening and night shiftsBased in Tamworth, working within our Accommodation teamAttractive hourly rates equivalent to $38.65-$41.45/hour + Super + 25% Casual Loading
About the OpportunityAs a Peer 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. You use this expertise intentionally, safely, and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality, shared understanding, respect, and hope.
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 criteria and position description are available within the application.
The BenefitsLevel 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) Family-friendly and flexible working conditionsOpportunities for career progression, professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASISTEmployee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing supportRegular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring, strong team support and a comprehensive induction programWorkplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff membersPersonal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplierEmployee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)
Selection CriteriaA 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 personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.Willing and able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence.A current First Aid Certificate.
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 challenges 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.
Applications close 5pm, 5th April. Apply now!