Peer Worker

5 days ago

Sunshine Coast, Australia Queensland Government Full time

An exciting opportunity exists for a Peer Worker, who works under direction to facilitate the delivery of supports to consumers of the mental health service. The Peer Worker provides support in Inpatient, Crisis Support Spaces and Community settings.
A Peer Worker is employed to assist consumers, carers and families, service providers and Non-Government Organisations to develop a better understanding of the recovery framework while utilising a lived experience of mental health issues to work towards achieving the best outcomes for consumers.
Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.
Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.
**Key Responsibilities include**:
Serve as a positive role model to consumers and staff and as a source of information on their personal experience of managing their mental health.
Utilising experience, skills and knowledge in; consumer education, support and provide a responsive framework that meets the needs of consumers.
Utilise group work skills in delivering, psycho education programs, and participate in facilitating peer based consumer groups.
Why work for us?
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

- A wellness program;
- Generous superannuation;
- Flexible work arrangements;
- Career training and development; and
- Salary packaging

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