Peer Worker

Walk alongside people on their mental health recovery journeys and support them to achieve their hopes and dreams

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker to join our established Taree team.

The position available is:

• Part-time (45 hours per fortnight)
• Working across a rotating roster
• Based at Taree
• Attractive hourly rates equivalent to $38.65-$41.45/hour  + Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging

About the Opportunity

As a Peer Workerwith Flourish Australia, your own experience of a mental health issue and recovery will provide a distinct advantage as you mentor and support people.

On a day to day basis, you will:

• Connect with, support, build reciprocity, trust and shared experience with people who access our services.
• Guide and support each person in their recovery and be strengths, ability and possibility focused.
• Ensure that individual support is provided to a person that accesses Flourish Australia services that meet their recovery journey goals and is strengths based and led by the person wherever possible.
• Encourage shared learning experiences, and support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information and education.

Flourish Australia is proud to have built one of Australia's largest peer workforces, a proven, strengths-based approach to mental health recovery. Peer work is a cornerstone of our services with more than half of our workforce having had a lived experience of a mental health issue. By applying personal experience in mental health, peer workers can empathise, support, and inspire people in finding their own path to recovery.

Full criteria and position description are available within the application.

The Benefits

• Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
• Tax-free Salary Packagingavailable 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 + paid parental leave
• Family-friendly and flexible working conditions
• Opportunities for career progression, professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support
• Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring, strong team supportand a comprehensive inductionprogram
• Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
• Personal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier
• Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

Selection Criteria

• A Certificate IV or above in a relevant field OR a minimum of 2-years full-time experience working in the human services field (as recognised by Flourish Australia).
• A personal lived experience of a mental health issue.
• A current Australian Driver's Licence.

All appointments with Flourish Australia's Mental Health Services are subject to an NDIS Worker Screening clearance, a National Criminal History Check, a WWCC, previous employment reference checks, satisfactory Australian residency status and other background checks.

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australia's most experienced community mental health organisations. 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.

Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to the participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.

Applications close 5pm, 3rd October 2025. Apply now

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