Peer Practitioner

4 days ago

Australia Mind Australia Limited Full time

About the Role

Mind Australia Limited is seeking a self-motivated and empathic Peer Practitioner to join our team. This is a permanent part-time opportunity to work in the Echuca or Bendigo areas. The successful applicant will utilize their lived/living experience of mental ill health, recovery, and/or alcohol and drug challenges to provide services to consumers, in line with Mind's Model of Recovery Oriented Practice, My Better Life model, and organisational values for people with mental health and alcohol and other drug challenges.

In this role, you will be a champion of co-design and co-production in all aspects of the Local's Service. You will work with people to understand their needs and identify how they would like to move towards what is possible in their lives by focusing on relational care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Utilize your own lived/living experience of mental ill health, alcohol and other drugs challenges, and recovery to inform your work and the work of the team.
  • Disclose your lived experience in an appropriate and purposeful manner to support, empower, bring hope, and support the recovery of consumers.
  • Support the team to understand and deliver services within the Local that are consistent with recovery-oriented practice from a peer/lived experience perspective.
  • Lead the planning and development of group work programs that will assist consumers to build their skills, focus on their recovery, and work towards transitioning back to their natural community.
  • Engage with consumers to fully understand their need for assistance from local service providers with clinical mental health, physical health, education, and employment, eligible entitlements and benefits, housing, transport, recreation, and social connections.

What You'll Bring

  • Tertiary qualifications in Mental Health, Peer Work, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Community Services, or other professional field as designated by Mind are preferred, and/or equivalent experience in a similar industry.
  • Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced training will also be considered as an alternative to tertiary qualifications.
  • Previous experience in using lived experience expertise in a dedicated Peer role is strongly desirable.
  • Experience, expertise, and/or desire in working directly with people with mental health issues, and their families and carers.
  • Experience or ability to acquire skills in understanding needs and working collaboratively to plan wellbeing supports using evidence-informed approaches and tools.
  • Experience and/or commitment in providing empathic person-centered relational support.

Benefits

  • Salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses.
  • Generous leave entitlements, including 8 weeks paid parental leave, and 17.5% annual leave loading.
  • Learning and development opportunities.

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