$38.65-$41.45/hour + Super + Additional Benefits
Flourish Australia has multiple exciting opportunities for Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our dedicatedTamworthteams
The positions available are:
Closed-term full-time parental leave relief until March 2026
Casual
All positions based in Tamworth, working in either outreach and accommodation settings
Attractive hourly ratesequivalentto$38.65-$41.45/hour + Super + Additional Benefits
About the Opportunities
As aMental Health Worker or Peer 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 tomaintain 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 thatmeet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible.
Be 'hands on' and involved in direct service delivery.
We value lived experience and believe peer support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Our Peer Workerroles are for those willing to use their lived experience and personal recovery to mentor people with a lived experience of a mental health issue. You will use your lived experience to inform and contribute to staff learning, serviceunderstanding, and delivering person-led, strengths focused, recovery based service.
Fullcriteria and position description areavailable within the application.
The Benefits
Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900 (casuals ineligible)
Generous leave provisions including17.5% leave loadingand2 additional days of personal leave + extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + paid parental leave (casuals ineligible)
Family-friendly andflexible working conditions
Opportunities forcareer progression,professional development and trainingsuch asMental Health First Aid and ASIST
Employee Assistance Programfor confidential wellbeing support
Inclusive initiativessuch as ourRainbow Network and YarnUpfor Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
PersonalFleet pricing discountswith our preferred automotive supplier
Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)
Selection Criteria
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 role 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 Driver's Licence.
Who we are
Flourish Australia is one of Australia's most experienced community mental health organisations.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 opento 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.
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.
Interviews held on a rolling basis. Apply now
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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.
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.
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