Peer Support Worker jobs in Queensland

Your new role:

As a Peer Support Worker, you will use your personal lived experience of mental health and/or substance use recovery to provide genuine peer support that empowers consumers on their own recovery journey. Working as part of a multidisciplinary Community Care Unit team, you will build hope, promote recovery-oriented practice and help consumers develop the confidence, skills and connections needed to live meaningful lives.

The Process

This Expression of Interest collects a variety of information that will help identify potentially suitable applicants for future casual employment opportunities. If deemed suitable your details will remain in the Talent Pool for a period of three (3) months and you may be contacted by Metro South Health (MSH) at the time an opportunity arises matching your qualifications and/or experience.

MSH may request your participation in other recruitment selection processes (eg: interview, reference checks and preemployment checks) to further determine suitability for appointment to a specific position.

Please note: An EOI does not guarantee employment and is separate from advertised vacancies, which require a SmartJobs application. EOIs remain active for 3 months, with casual opportunities offered based on suitability and operational needs.

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Important information for applicants:

This position is identified under Section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld). A genuine occupational requirement of this role is that applicants have a personal lived/living experience of mental health and/or substance use issues and recovery. Applicants are expected to discuss their lived experience within their application.

Before applying, applicants are encouraged to review the Lived Experience (Peer) Workforce Framework to gain a clear understanding of the role and application requirements.

What we can offer you:
We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We are better together.

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