Peer Support Specialist

1 day ago

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia beBeeMentalHealth Full time $84,192 - $105,440

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of families and carers who are supporting loved ones with mental health challenges.

Job Description

We are seeking two dedicated Family and Carer Peer Practitioners to join our team. As a Family and Carer Peer Practitioner, you will have a lived or living experience as a family member, carer, or supporter of someone living with mental illness. You will utilise your personal expertise to provide empathic person-centred relational support to families and carers. This will involve delivering solution-focused, peer-led support either one-on-one or through facilitation of peer-led groups.

About Us

We are a community-managed specialist mental health service provider with a range of services including residential, mobile outreach, centre-based, and online support. We have been supporting people living with mental illness and their families for over 45 years. Our approach looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life, providing practical and motivational support that helps individuals develop the skills they need to move on, thrive, and improve their quality of life.

Key Responsibilities
  • Demonstrate knowledge and abilities gained from both an individual's Family/Carer lived/living experiences, collective impacts, and Lived Expertise.
  • Support your team to understand and deliver services and approaches that are consistent with relational recovery-oriented practice from a peer/Lived Experience perspective.
  • Deliver solution-focused, peer-led support either on a one-on-one basis or via facilitation of peer-led groups, where required.
  • Provide services through a range of modalities including centre-based and outreach, virtual and direct, both individually and in groups, where required.
What We're Looking For
  • Completion of Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced Training, or Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, is desirable but not required.
  • A lived or living experience as a family member, carer, or supporter of someone who is experiencing or has experienced mental ill-health and/or substance use challenges.
  • Significant experience in using lived experience and Expertise in a dedicated Family/Carer Peer role is strongly desirable.

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