Job Summary
- $70,000 - $74,999 per annum + salary packaging
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 12th Aug 2024
- Regional NT > Katherine & Northern Australia
Anglicare NT is a registered charity and quality accredited provider of human services across urban, regional, and remote Northern Territory. We demonstrate our values through strength-based, culturally safe, trauma informed and inclusive practices. Child safety, social justice, community development and partnership approaches drive our work.
We commit to being an employer of choice and we monitor our impact, respect lived experience and advocate to meet the needs of Territorians and our diverse communities. Our focus is to make a sustainable difference through place-based initiatives, collaboration, innovation, and the Partnership Support Service.
We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.
headspace are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.
As the Peer Support Worker, you will skillfully and purposefully utilise your lived experience of mental health difficulties, recovery and accessing mental health services, to provide support to young people and families in collaboration with their treating team.
You will help develop and co-facilitate peer support groups and participate in community engagement events to provide education opportunities to the community, reduce stigma regarding mental ill-health and be a role model to young people. You will also attend meetings that allow you to advocate for young people and families accessing headspace Katherine.
For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Natasha Reece on (08) 8912 4000 or visit our careers page anglicare-nt.org.au/careers.
A position description is attached.
Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, so speed is key. The sooner you apply the better!
Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a current NT manual driver’s licence.
Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.
Receiving and maintaining vaccines can reduce health risks and is one control mechanism to maintain the health and wellbeing of all employees, contractors, volunteers, visitors and the people we work with. In line with Anglicare NT’s commitment to a full life and social justice for all, it is mandatory for all Anglicare NT employees (paid and volunteer) to ensure specific vaccine schedules are current and maintained. In relation to COVID-19, this includes a primary course (dose one and two) and booster dose within one month of becoming eligible for booster dose (subject to medical exemption).
Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.