Peer Worker

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.
Position Details

1 Full-Time Permanent Position Available
Classification: SCHADS Level 3 with a salary range $76,451 - $81,984 per annum + Superannuation
Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
Location: Medicare Mental Health Centre Penrith, NSW
Hours: 7-day rotating roster

About your new role
Peer Workers (PWs) draw on their own life-changing lived experience of distress, trauma and/or substance use, and their journey of recovery and healing, to support consumers who face similar challenges to their health and wellbeing.
Guided by Intentional Peer Support (IPS) and the National Lived Experience Workforce Guidelines, PWs provide consumer-led emotional, social, and service support through one-on-one peer support, facilitating peer-led groups, and transdisciplinary teamwork.
In their work, they emphasise connection, mutuality and support consumers to explore worldviews and move toward what is meaningful to the consumer.
About Neami National
We're Neami.
We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life - and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.
For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self.
For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow.
Everyone has different life goals, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life on their terms.
We're proud to support 30,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.
These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.
Values
Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate.
They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

Connecting
Collaborating
Learning
Belonging

What will Neami offer

Generous leave entitlements including Gratis Leave, Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)
Optional monthly Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full-time staff
17.5% Annual Leave Loading
Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

What you will bring to the role
Essential

Personal lived/living experience of recovery as an individual or as a family, friend or carer.
Your recovery experience may be related to mental health, suicidal crisis, drugs and alcohol use or trauma
Willingness to identify or be identified by others as a professional with lived experience of recovery
Willingness to share and draw on lived experience purposefully in the role to instil confidence and hope in others about the journey of recovery
Minimum Cert IV qualification in Lived Experience (e.g.
Cert IV Mental Health Peer Work) or complete within 2 years of employment.
Computer literacy.
Compliance with Public Health Vaccination Orders, including COVID-19 Vaccination.

Desirable

Completed Intentional Peer Support Core Training
Experience of the public or private mental health system

What the role requires

National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
Current Australian drivers licence and access to a car
Australian working rights

How to Apply
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the attached position description.
To apply for this position, please:

Click the ' Apply now' button where you will need to create a username and password
Upload your resume and cover letter

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked).
Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).
If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity.
We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.
If your application is shortlisted:

We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions
We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami

If you have any further questions regarding this role which are not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact: Veronique Jordaan, Clinical Services Manager - veronique.jordaan@neaminational.org.au using the subject line: Peer Worker - Penrith enquiry via Ethical Jobs.
If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email hris@neaminational.org.au for assistance.
Be Yourself -Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community.
First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply.
Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.
Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people.
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