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Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers

3 months ago

Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia Flourish Australia Full time

Use your passion for mental health and play a key role in supporting people to achieve their recovery goals**:
Flourish Australia has multiple opportunities for
Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our
Seven Hills team

The positions available are:
-
Closed-term full-time until 8 October 2023 (_parental leave relief position_)
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Closed-term full-time until 30 June 2024:


  • Working a rotating roster including weekends and evenings
  • Joining the
    NDIS and HASI teams based at Seven Hills:

  • Attractive hourly rates equivalent to SCHCADS Level 3
    $34.04-$36.50/hour + 10.5% Super + tax-free salary packaging**
    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 issues 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:

  • 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 selfdirected learning, information and education.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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, service understanding, 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 Description and the Peer Worker information statement "What You Should Consider Before Becoming A Peer Worker".

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

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.

Selection Criteria:

  • Essential:_
  • A relevant degree OR a Relevant Certificate IV or Diploma with 12months relevant experience OR 2years fulltime experience working in mental health as recognised by Flourish Australia.
  • A strong commitment to recoverybased practice in the workplace.
  • 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.
  • Maintain a current Australian Driver's Licence.

The Benefits:

-
Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
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Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900

  • Exclusive
    Fleet pricing discounts
    with Kia Motors:
  • Family-friendly and
    flexible working conditions:
  • Opportunities for
    career progression, professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
  • Regular
    supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1
    mentoring, strong
    team support and a
    comprehensive induction program
  • 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:

-
Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support
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Inclusive initiatives such as our
Rainbow Network and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
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Employee discounts at 350+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)