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Job Post Details

Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker - job post

Flourish Australia
3.2 out of 5 stars
Salisbury SA
$40.49 - $43.42 an hour - Full-time
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Job details

Pay

  • $40.49 - $43.42 an hour

Job type

  • Full-time

Shift and schedule

  • Weekend availability
  • Afternoon shift
  • Rotating roster
  • Shift work

Location

Salisbury SA

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Parental leave
  • Annual leave
  • Employee discount
  • Opportunities for promotion
  • Employee assistance program
  • Salary packaging
  • Commuter assistance

Full job description

Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to join our established teams in the Northern Adelaide region!

The position available is:

  • Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
  • Working a rotating roster including weekend and afternoon shifts
  • Based in Salisbury
  • Attractive hourly rates equivalent to $40.49-$43.42/hour + Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging!

About the Opportunity

As a Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker, you will support people accessing our services who have a Lived Experience of mental health challenges to achieve their hopes and dreams. You will play an important part in assisting people to maintain wellness and realise their goals.

On a day to day basis you will:

  • Effectively and appropriately hold recovery and social citizenship conversations with people who access our services
  • Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people
  • Effectively and appropriately guide and support each individual in their recovery and be strengths, ability and possibility focused, whilst ensuring they are the leads in their own recovery journey
  • 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
  • Support the person to access activities and opportunities that promote independence
  • Support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information, training, and education

We value Lived Experience and believe peer support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Therefore, our Peer Worker roles are for those willing to use their personal Lived Experience of a mental health challenge and recovery. Your personal Lived Experience of mental health challenges, trauma, recovery and navigating services is recognised as a form of Lived Experience Expertise. You use this expertise intentionally, safely, and purposefully to build relationships grounded in mutuality, shared understanding, respect, and hope. Through authentic connection and values-aligned self-disclosure, you support people to explore their strengths, rights, choices, and self-defined recovery goals, always honouring their roles as the expert in their own life.

To learn more about becoming a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia, we encourage you to review An Introduction to Peer Work at Flourish Australia, which provides a clear overview of the role. You can also deepen your understanding of our Peer Work model by exploring our Peer Workforce Framework.
Full position descriptions for each role can be found below:
  • Peer Worker Position Description
  • Mental Health Worker Position Description
Please note - Successful candidates must maintain a Class C drivers license and proof of comprehensive insurance must be provided when required. You may be directed to use your private motor vehicle in the course of performing your duties when an organisational pool motor vehicle is unavailable. You will receive the Travelling Transport and Fares Allowance when using your private vehicle for work related purposes.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

  • 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 challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
  • Willing and able to effectively, respectfully, and appropriately use your Lived Experience of a mental health challenge and recovery (Peer Worker only).
  • Demonstrated alignment to Flourish Australia’s values.
  • A strong understanding and commitment to recovery-based practice in the workplace.
  • Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a Lived Experience of mental health challenges.
  • Understanding of, and ability to effectively use, Microsoft Office and knowledge of data information management systems.
  • Maintain a current Australian Driver’s Licence.

For further information, please contact Joni McArthur, Manager. E: joni.mcarthur@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications).

The Benefits

Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:

  • Level 3 (SCHCADS) on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)
  • Tax-free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900 + additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits such as meals and holiday accommodation
  • 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
  • Workplace Community Groups such as our Rainbow Network for LGBTQ+ staff members & allies and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
  • Exclusive personal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier
  • Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)

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. All successful applicants will be required to declare any private or secondary employment prior to commencement in line with Flourish Australia's Private or Secondary Employment Policy.

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.

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.

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