Carer Peer Support Worker

headspace provides comprehensive support services to young people aged 12 to 25 years, who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. With a strong focus on person-centred care and family collaboration; our services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of allied health and medical practitioners working alongside lived experience peer workers. This role brings lived experience and support to the caregivers (family and friends) of young people who are accessing headspace programs.

This role brings lived experience and support to families, caregivers, and significant others.

This role is part time, **up to 4 days per week**based at our Southport centre. This role requires some travel to our Upper Coomera centre. The salary for this position is $38.66 - $42.15 per hour plus Superannuation and Salary Packaging.

**What we are looking for**:
With a passion for, and non-judgemental approach to lived experience, this non-clinical position will focus on your ability to share your own lived experience of being the primary caregiver for a young person experiencing mental health challenges.

Along with the ability to share your own lived experience of supporting a young person with a mental health or trauma experience, you will have the following skills and attributes:

- Ability to facilitate support groups in a safe and inclusive manner, and encourage others to share their experiences
- Strong communication and engagement skills and the capacity to relate to a diverse range of people
- Appropriate sharing of your own lived experience, working within professional boundaries and role modelling positive behaviours
- An established self-care and self-reflection routine, and be comfortable asking for assistance when you require support
- Self-managing, you will be comfortable balancing your own workload within a team environment
- Good computer skills, use of Microsoft Suite and Client Management SystemsAn understanding of how mental health challenges can impact families and caregivers.

A Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work or an equivalent lived experience training program is essential, and our team will support you in developing your skills and experience within the role.

You will need to have an Australian Drivers Licence and a Working with Children Blue Card.
- Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to have a personal lived experience of substance dependence and or Mental ill-health, service use and recovery.**Benefits of working with us**

You will be part of the clinical primary team who provides mental health services for 12- to 25-year-old young people. Our multi-disciplinary team work harmoniously and collaboratively in a friendly and welcoming environment.

You will also enjoy the following benefits:

- An extra five days paid leave per year (pro rata for part time)
- Access to an EAP for you and your family members
- Salary Packaging to increase your take-home payDiscounts on a range of products and services, including groceries and petrol

headspace Southport is run by Lives Lived Well, a progressive, for purpose organisation, delivering leading edge services aimed at supporting people to live their lives well. We live and work by our values, so it’s important to us that you do too
- You are humble, human, and full of hope.
- You show up and share.
- You ask: Why not? And what’s next?You leave a positive wake.

**How to Apply**

Applications close at 5.00pm on Monday 29th September, however we may be conducting interviews throughout the process.