Peer Worker

1 week ago

Geelong, Australia Windana Drug & Alcohol Recovery Full time

**Salary Packaging options available, increasing your take home pay**:

- ** Contribute to the development of an integrated AOD/Mental Health service**

**Welcome to Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery LTD, where our mission is to help people rebuild their lives.**

We are a leading Victorian-based drug and alcohol treatment organisation. For more than 30 years, we have been helping people rebuild their lives in a safe, caring environment, supporting our clients wherever they are in the recovery process.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker to join our Community Services team located in Geelong on a fulltime permanent basis and will require someone who enjoys working onsite. This is a great opportunity to draw on your lived experince to make a difference for others.

**The Role**

Directly responsible to the Program Coordinator Community Services at Windana, the Peer Worker will collaborate with the multi-disciplinary regional Care Partnership team, inclusive of clinicians from both AOD and mental health sectors.

The goal of the peer worker is to assist the client in navigating the various services offered by the RCP Geelong Otways and work collaboratively with the team to ensure the client receives timely considered support. Through sharing their lived treatment and recovery experience, the peer worker will support clients, encouraging a high level of engagement and participation throughout their time with the Regional Care Partnership.

**The Program**

**Regional Care Partnership Geelong - Otway's.**

This role works within the Regional care Partnership (RCP) Geelong Otway's. The consortium partners, Neami, Windana, Drummond Street, and Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative collectively provide primary mental health and AOD services through a collaborative service model.

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- Competitive salary, plus salary packaging to increase your take home pay
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Join a fun, passionate, supportive, and inclusive team of people - who will support you at every turn
- Access to our Employee Assistant Program
- Ability to transfer your long service from another NFP organisation as part of the portable long service leave scheme

**Who we're looking for**

**The person we're looking for will have**:

- Lived alcohol and drug experience, with preference to participating in treatment at an accredited Therapeutic Community.
- A minimum of 2 years successfully engaged in work, volunteering or study after graduating from an AOD residential program or other similar treatment service
- High level interpersonal and communication skills, including active listening skills and clear speaking skills, with an ability to tailor communicate style to suit the diversity of residents
- Ability to maintain clear boundaries and engage in self-reflection
- SHARC Peer Training

For a full list of the position responsibilities and the key selection criteria please download the position description.

Windana seeks to be an inclusive and diverse employer. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

**Our values**
- We are one connected community.
- We are driven by hope.
- We build collaboration through open and honest relationships.
- We pursue learning and growth.
- We are curious and courageous to drive change.
- We are committed to caring without judgement

**Additional requirements**

Please be advised that Windana adheres to Government mandates in relation to COVID-19.

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