Walk alongside people on their mental health recovery journeys and support them to achieve their hopes and dreams!
Flourish Australia has multiple exciting opportunities for Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our established Sydney Accommodation teams!
The positions available are:
* Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
* Part-time (44-60 hours per fortnight)
* Working with our Accommodation teams in Sydney and the Inner West
* Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $38.65-$41.45/hour + Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging!
In these roles within our Sydney Accommodation teams you will be required to work evening, weekend and night shifts on a 24/7 rotating roster.
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 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 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 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. You use this expertise intentionally, safely, and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality, shared understanding, respect, and hope. Through authentic connection and values-aligned self-disclosure, you support people to explore their strengths, rights, choices, and self-defined recovery goals, always honouring their roles as the expert in their own life.
Full position descriptions for each role can be found below:
Please note - Successful candidates must maintain a Class C driver's 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.
Selection Criteria
* 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).
* A personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
* Willing and able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
* Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia's values.
* A strong understanding and commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
* Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of mental health challenges.
* Understanding of, and ability to effectively use, Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
Benefits
* Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
* Tax-free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900
* Novated leasing options
* 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
* 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
* Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
* Exclusive 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.
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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete all questions asked and attach a copy of your resume. We encourage you to have your résumé up-to-date and available before you commence the application.
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