Peer Worker Vacancy (Level 4)
Job No:
FLO1296
Location:
Orange Resolve
Flourish Australia has exciting opportunity for a Level 4 Peer Worker to join our Resolve program in Orange!
The position available is part-time working across a 24/7 rotating roster. The position is classified at Level 4 on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018).
About the Opportunity
In this role you will work directly with people who live with severe and persistent mental health issues with complex support needs that require a response from multiple agencies.
As a Peer Worker, your focus will be on helping participants test NDIS eligibility, by gathering supporting documentation and working with clinical and community support services. You will work in the community to support people accessing our services with lived experience of mental health issues achieve their hopes and dreams. You will play an important part in assisting people to realise their goals as specified in their NDIS plans and through other support programs we provide.
On a day to day basis you will be required to:
- Listen to and create opportunities and activities that meet the interests and goals of people.
- Encourage shared learning experiences, and support skill development at every opportunity through self-directed learning, information and education.
- 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.
- Be ‘hands on’ and involved in direct service delivery.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills, be non-judgmental, be fair, patient, have willingness to listen, and display empathy.
- Self-reflect and constantly review work practices
Your main responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Assist senior staff with planning and coordination of a program or project (when required).
- Have excellent knowledge of statutory and legal requirements and exercise this knowledge with lower classified staff.
- Utilise a high level of initiative and problem solving using knowledge, judgement and organisational skills acquired through qualifications and previous work experience.
- May undertake more complex operational work including the planning and co-ordination of activities within their own areas of responsibility.
- May assist in a range of functions and/or contribute to interpretation of matters for which there are no clearly defined practices or procedures.
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.
For more information about what it means to be a Peer Worker with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description and the Peer Worker information statement “What You Should Consider Before Becoming A Peer Worker”.
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.
Who we are
Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. For over 60 years, we have provided individual support to people with a lived experience of a mental health issue for them to live purposeful lives.
Our vision is to create communities where everyone’s mental health and wellbeing flourishes. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.
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 Island backgrounds, people from CALD and LGBTI communities and mature age candidates.
About the Resolve Program
The Resolve program is a unique mental health program that provides alternative support for people with a mental health issue who present frequently to Emergency Departments and spend long periods admitted to a mental health inpatient facility. The Resolve program supports people with complex support needs and interacts with a range of services and sectors involved in their care.
The Resolve program is first and foremost an early intervention program, which aims to reduce the likelihood of people being admitted to a mental health inpatient unit. To achieve this, the Resolve program provides participants with an opportunity to attend a short-term residential stay complemented with outreach support. The combination of these early intervention support pathways assists people to live well and stay well in the community without the need to attend a mental health inpatient unit.
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- A personal lived experience of a mental health issue.
- A relevant 4-year degree in behavioural sciences or human services with 1-years experience; or
- A relevant 3-year degree in behavioural sciences or human services with 2-years experience; or
- A relevant associate diploma with relevant experience; or
- A relevant certificate qualification with substantial relevant experience in mental health attained through previous appointments; and
- A current Australian Driver's Licence
Skills and Attributes:
- Be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of how to apply person led recovery-focused practice in the workplace
- Commitment to, and experience in, working with diverse communities
- Extensive local knowledge or the area and its health services and other community services
- Ability to think creatively, solve problems, be people focused and work in partnership
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and ability to engage with people using our services
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Be proficient with technology and have a workable knowledge of databases
The Benefits
- Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900;
- Family-friendly and flexible working conditions;
- Comprehensive infrastructure fleet vehicles, mobile phones and other resources for work purposes; and
- Career development opportunities.
For further information, please contact Christine Miniawy, Resolve Program Manager. E: christine.miniawy@flourishaustralia.org.au (please do not email applications)
We are actively observing COVID safe work practices and have implemented further flexible working arrangements. We encourage you to get in touch with the listed contact if you have any questions or concerns.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete the questions below. You will then be asked to attach a copy of your resume on the following page, we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application.
Applications close 5pm 7th December. Please note: This date may be extended or brought forward as necessary.