Mental Health Workers and Peer Workers
Job No:
FLO4416
Location:
Caboolture
Walk alongside people in their recovery journey, helping them build on their strengths, pursue their goals, and create a meaningful future.
Flourish Australia has exciting opportunities for Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our Caboolture team.
The positions available are:
- Casual
- Working a rotating roster including weekdays, weekends and afternoon shifts
- Working in your local community in Caboolture
- Attractive hourly rates equivalent to $40.49 - $43.42/hour + Super + Casual loading!
About the Opportunities
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 in order to connect with them, support them and build reciprocity, via mutual understanding, trust and shared experience.
- 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.
- Effectively contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination around having a lived experience of a mental health challenge.
- 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. 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.
It is not a requirement for Mental Health Workers to use their lived experience of a mental health challenge in their everyday work.
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.
About You
You are passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey and believe in the value of lived experience. You bring a recovery-oriented mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to creating inclusive, person-centred outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A Certificate IV or higher qualification in a relevant field, or a minimum of two years’ full-time experience in the human services sector. Relevant qualifications in the areas of Mental Health, Peer Work, Social Work, Community Services or Psychology.
- Personal lived experience of a mental health challenge and recovery.
- The ability to draw on your lived experience in a safe, respectful, and purposeful way to inspire hope and support others.
- A strong alignment with Flourish Australia’s values and commitment to recovery-oriented practice.
- An understanding of the strengths, challenges, and diverse experiences of people living with mental health challenges.
- Well-developed computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office and data management systems.
- A current Australian Driver’s Licence.
For further information, please contact Kara Lyons, Manager. E: Kara.Lyons@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)
- 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 support and a comprehensive induction program
- 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)
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 challenges 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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete all the questions asked. You will then be required 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.
