Peer workers and mental health workers

Flourish Australia has multiple exciting opportunities for Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our Queanbeyan team!

The positions available are:

• Full-time (76 hours/fortnight)
• Casual
• Based in Queanbeyan
• Working a rotating roster including weekdays and weekends
• Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $38.65 - $41.45p/h + Super + Additional Benefits

About the Opportunities

As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker, you will support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health challenges 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:

• Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services
• Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people
• 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
• 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
• 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

We value lived experience and believe peer support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Therefore, our Peer Worker roles are for those willing to use their personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery. 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.

Full criteria and position description are available within the application.

The Benefits

• Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
• Tax-free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900 + additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits such as meals and holiday accommodation (casuals ineligible)
• Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + paid parental leave (casuals ineligible)
• 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)

Selection Criteria

• Hold 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).
• Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia's values.
• A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery and willingness to be able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
• A strong commitment to recovery‐based practice in the workplace.
• Maintain a current Australian Driver's Licence (and willingness to travel locally for community‐based support)

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 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.

Interviews to be held on a rolling basis. Apply now!