Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker

Walk alongside people on their mental health recovery journeys and support them to achieve their hopes and dreams!

Flourish Australia is seeking an authentic and compassionate Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to join our Western NSW team in Orange.

The position available is :

• Casual
• Working outreach in Orange
• Working Monday to Friday
• Level 3 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018) equivalent to $38.65-$41.45 / hour Super 25% loading for Casuals

About the Opportunity

As a Peer Worker or Mental Health 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 :

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 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.

For more information about what it means to be a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia please review the Position Descriptionand the following document on An Introduction to Peer Work at Flourish Australia.

For more information on the Mental Health Worker role please read the Position Description.

Please note - Successful candidates must maintain a Class C drivers 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.

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australias 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 persons 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.

Selection Criteria

Essential :

For further information please contact Rynnette Gentle Manager. E. (please do not email applications)

The Benefits

Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by :

All appointments with Flourish Australias 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 Australias Private or Secondary Employment Policy.

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.

Applications close 5pm 14th December. Apply now!

Key Skills

Abinitio,Lotus Notes,Advocacy,Apache Tomcat,Informatica,Interpretation

Employment Type : Gig

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 38 - 41