Team Coordinator or Team Coordinator, Peer Specialist

**Use your supervisory skills to lead a team of Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers with an industry leading mental health organisation**:

- **Salary starting at $88,000 per annum plus super with generous leave provisions and tax-free benefits**:
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a **Team Coordinator or** **Team Coordinator - Peer Specialist** to join our dedicated **Women & Children's program** in **Blacktown**

The position available is:

- **Full-time (76 hours/fortnight)**:

- Working** Monday to Friday**:

- **Based in Blacktown**:

- **Level 4** on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)

**Please note -**_This position has been certified as a special needs program or activity in accordance with section 126A of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and is _**_only open to female applicants._**

**About the Role**:
As a **Team Coordinator** or** Team Coordinator - Peer Specialist** with Flourish Australia, you will assist the manager in providing supervision and guidance to staff. You will support and develop the skills of staff through the provision of in-service training. In addition, you will have a hands-on role with frontline service delivery, working directly with people with a lived experience of a mental health issue. You will lead by example by providing person led recovery-oriented and trauma informed service that best supports people to live in the community.

On a day to day basis you will:

- Support the manager to implement programs, policies and local procedures and also with the planning and coordination of a program or project (when required).
- Provide day-to-day supervision and support of lower or similar classified employees.
- Facilitate discussions regarding the individual needs and goals of each person accessing Flourish Australia’s services and collaboratively develop, implement and monitor an individual plan that meets these needs.
- Encourage people to develop skills which will meet their needs. These may include domestic skills, social skills, independence skills, and skills to enter education and/or employment.
- Ensure that individual support meets recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible.

For more information, please review the **Team Coordinator**or **Team Coordinator - Peer Specialist**position description and the Peer Worker Information statement “What You Should Consider Before Becoming A Peer Worker”.

**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.

**The Benefits**:

- **Level 4 (SCHCADS)**on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
- **Tax-Free Salary Packaging** available up to $15,900
- Generous leave provisions including **17.5% leave loading+ 2 additional days of personal leave+ extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + 10 weeks paid parental leave + Accrued Days Off**:

- Exclusive personal **Fleet pricing discounts** **with our preferred automotive supplier**:

- Family-friendly and **flexible working conditions**:

- **Comprehensive infrastructure** including a laptop, mobile phone and other resources for work purposes
- Opportunities for **professional development and training** such as Mental Health First Aid, ASIST and relevant Team Leader training (where applicable)
- Access to our free, confidential **employee assistance program**:

- **Inclusive initiatives** such as our **Rainbow Network and YarnUp** for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
- **Employee discounts** at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

**Selection Criteria**:

- Essential:_
- A relevant Certificate IV or above in a relevant field.
- At least 3 years experience working in the community in a mental health setting.
- A strong commitment to, and advanced understanding of, recovery-based practice in the workplace.
- Excellent knowledge of the local area and its health services and other community services.
- A strong understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role and in providing support and/or supervision to lower classified staff.
- Demonstrated knowledge Microsoft Office and advanced knowledge of data information management systems.
- A personal lived experience of a mental health issue (Team Coordinator - Peer Specialist only).
- Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence.
- Desirable:_
- A current First Aid Certificate.