Internal EOI Peer Worker
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Job Location:
Hourly Salary:
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for aPeer Workerto join our established Armidale team!
The position available is:
- Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
- WorkingMonday to Friday
- Based in Armidale
- Attractive hourly ratesequivalentto$38.65-$41.45/hour Super Tax-Free Salary Packaging
About the Opportunity
As aPeer 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 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.
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.
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- 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.
- Willing and able to effectively respectfully and appropriately use your lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
- Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australias 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.
- Maintain a current Australian Drivers Licence.
For further information please contact Debra Gibbons Manager. E:(pleasedo notemail applications).
How to Apply
To apply for this position please complete all the questions asked. You will then be required to attach a copy of your resume on the following page we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application.
Please note that we may speak with your current Manager regarding your application. Please also ensure that the People and Culture team have all relevant certificates and training attendance recorded on your P&C file as this may be referenced as part of the selection process.
Key Skills
- Load & Unload
- Shipping & Receiving
- Mac Os
- Forklift
- Freight Experience
- Lift Truck Experience
- Basic Math
- Tanker Experience
- Warehouse Experience
- Commercial Driving
- Driving
- Heavy Lifting
About Company
headspace is here for you. Whether you need information or someone to talk to – we’ll connect you with expert support for your mental health and wellbeing.
