Transform your Mental Health Worker position into a Peer Worker position

Do you have a lived experience of a mental health issue and are currently

employed with Flourish Australia as a Mental Health Worker?

Have you considered joining our growing peer workforce and do you 

want an opportunity to develop your career with us as a Peer Worker?

This is your opportunity to apply to have your existing position transformed to a Peer Worker position

Flourish Australia's Peer Workers 'get it' because they have been through similar experiences. They can relate with authenticity to what individuals with Lived Experience of mental health challenges are going through, and share their story purposefully, in a way that supports people to see a way forward, in their own situation, to achieve their hopes and dreams.

You will use your lived experience openly, appropriately and effectively to build professional relationships with the people you support who also have a lived experience of a mental health issue. You will also use your lived experience to inform and contribute to staff learning, service understanding, and delivering person-led, strengths-focused, recovery-based language, documentation, training and actions. You will use your lived experience to work as an advocate on an individual basis and, possibly, systemically (as requested).

For more information about what it means to be a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description and the following document on An Introduction to Peer Work at Flourish Australia. 

We believe Peer Support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Peer Work is the future for mental health supports and Flourish Australia are proud to have built one of Australia's largest Peer Workforces. We have been employing Peer Workers for over 20 years and more than 55% of the people we employ across the organisation have a Lived Experience of mental health challenges.

We are committed to our goal: By % of our workforce directly delivering support to people will consist of individuals who bring lived experience to their roles as Peer Workers.

Before applying for a Peer Worker position you need to understand that being a Peer Worker means that you will be innately drawing on your lived experience in the every day duties of your work. You will be expected to walk beside people on their recovery journey and build a respectful, professional, appropriate relationship with them that is based around conversations which will draw on your experiences. This may be very challenging at times but, if you are the right person for the position, you will find it very rewarding.

To apply to transform your current position to a Peer Worker position, you must meet the following criteria:

Essential:

1. Identify as having a lived experience of a mental health issue.
2. Be willing to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your lived experience of mental health issues in your everyday work.

If you meet these essential criteria and, importantly, understand what it means to be a Peer Worker, please continue with your application to transform you current position and employment conditions to a Peer Worker position. If you do not wish to transform your position, or if you do not meet these criteria, please do not continue with your application. Hours and pay will be the same as your current employment contract.

To apply for this position, please complete the questions below. On completion of your application, the relevant hiring manager will be in touch to facilitate the process. 

If for any reason you are unsuccessful with your application, that's OK, nothing will change with your current employment with us.