• Job Reference No V0370
  
• Multiple positions available

The Lived Experience Peer Worker in the UpStart program plays a vital role in supporting individuals with mental health challenges to engage with their communities and explore employment or volunteer opportunities. Drawing from your own lived experience, you will empower consumers to build on their strengths and navigate their mental health recovery journey.

What Sets Us Apart?

Better Health Network (BHN) is a dynamic community health service with over 22 locations and more than 800 staff members.
We are committed to providing holistic, consumer-centred care across all stages of life.

Our UpStart program is funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and offers flexible, person-led support for up to six months, helping consumers achieve their community engagement and employment goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Consumer Peer Work: Connect with consumers through shared experiences, promote hope, and support them in accessing community and employment opportunities.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the UpStart Care Coordinator to deliver comprehensive support, including participation in care meetings, reviews, and safety planning.
• Group Activities: Assist in the development and facilitation of group activities, encouraging consumer participation and engagement.
• Recovery-Oriented Planning: Help consumers create and pursue recovery-oriented care plans, focusing on attainable goals and strengths-based approaches.
• Flexible Service Delivery: Provide services through various modes, including telehealth and face-to-face, ensuring safety and appropriateness.

About You:

You have a strong understanding of mental health challenges through your own lived experience and are passionate about supporting others in their recovery. You bring experience from hospital or community mental health settings and are comfortable facilitating group activities.

Your ability to connect with diverse communities, including LGBTIQA+ and CALD populations, sets you apart. You are emotionally intelligent, collaborative, and dedicated to maintaining professional boundaries while empowering consumers on their recovery journey.

BHN Benefits:

• Professional Development: Opportunities for training and mentoring to enhance your skills.
• Supportive Environment: Join a team that values lived experience and consumer-centered care.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy standard annual leave with the option for additional purchased leave.
• Salary Packaging: Attractive NFP salary packaging options to maximize your income.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Program for you and your partner.

About the Team

The UpStart team at BHN is dedicated to empowering individuals with mental health challenges to achieve their community engagement and employment goals. We are a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values the insights and contributions of peer workers. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of our consumers.

About BHN

Better Health Network (BHN) encompasses more than 22 locations and has over 800 staff work in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver health and disability outcomes. BHN is a responsive and agile community health service, providing a wide range of healthcare, social support, disability, and welfare services for all members of the community.

BHN provides services spanning all periods of life including specialist childhood, youth, and aged care services. In achieving its vision of health and wellbeing for all, BHN is guided by our distinct service principles which include working with people and communities to achieve their health goals, understanding the context in which people live their lives, providing friendly, affordable, and holistic service.

Apply Now!

If this role is the one you’ve been looking for click Apply Now. Interviews will be held immediately on shortlisting.

For information about the role and position description, please contact Carrie Weiss, Program Lead MHICC, UPSTART & Worksafe at [email protected], using the subject line: Lived Experience Peer Workers enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

Please note that prior to any commencement of employment, pre-employment checks must be complete. These will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check, proof of vaccinations and a working with children check. Better Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, and LGBTI+ communities.