• Part-time (0.6FTE - negotiable) position until July 2025, with the potential to extend
• Based in Port Macquarie (Birpai lands), with outreach work within the community
• 37.52 - $40.97 p/Hour (subject to experience) + Super + Salary Packaging of up to $18,550

Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander individual with lived experience in mental illness, substance dependence, or trauma? Do you have a passion for helping others navigate their recovery journey? We invite you to be a beacon of hope and support as a Peer Worker at EACH!

As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peer Worker within our Youth Enhanced Services (YES), you will play a pivotal role in supporting individuals through their recovery journey by:

• Offering 1:1 peer support both onsite and through outreach, facilitating peer support groups, and delivering secondary consultation and education
• Drawing from your own transformative experiences to build genuine, empathetic relationships with clients, focusing on hope, choice, self-determination, and social connectedness
• Implementing Intentional Peer Support principles to foster deep, meaningful connections and guide clients towards their recovery goals and aspirations
• Collaborating with clinical staff and other service providers to enhance the understanding and delivery of holistic, inclusive, and recovery-oriented mental health and alcohol and other drug (MHAOD) services
• Engaging in monthly peer supervision, reflective practice sessions, and consumer perspective training to ensure best practice within a recovery-oriented framework

To view a copy of the full Position Description, click here.

Alternatively, for more information please contact Lily Norman, Team Leader – Youth Enhanced Services at [email protected] using the subject line: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peer Worker (Identified) - Youth Enhanced Services - Port Macquarie enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About the program

EACH is the Lead Agency of the Therapeutic Alliance (TA), a consortium of community based, not-for-profit organizations who provide mental health services across the North Coast of NSW through a multidisciplinary, person centred, hub-and-spoke model of care.

The alliance offers a range of services under the Primary Mental Health Program (PMHP), including Healthy Minds, the Mental Health Nursing Incentive Program, Youth Enhanced Services (YES), Suicide Prevention, Counselling Support, and Low Intensity Mental Health programs.

About you

This is an identified position with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. We encourage applications from these communities, in line with Affirmative Measures under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and Division 2 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW).

Our ideal candidate will also possess the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Proven lived experience of mental illness, substance dependence, or trauma, and a profound understanding of the recovery journey
• Strong skills in group facilitation, written and verbal communication, and proficiency in IT
• A commitment to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with an inclusive, non-judgmental approach and an understanding of trauma-informed care
• Exceptional collaboration skills, with a positive, person-centred approach, and a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development
• Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work and/or Intentional Peer Support core training (highly desirable)

What’s in it for you?

At EACH you'll be supported to be your best. We offer a range of employee benefits including:

• Flexibility to work full-time/part-time from home, from our offices and within the community
• Competitive remuneration and conditions including generous leave options
• Clinical supervision, mentoring and access to evidence-based resources
• Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 free income tax per year
• $2,650 additional tax-free money towards meals and entertainment
• A variety of opportunities for career progression and professional development via formal and informal training, our leadership pipeline and discipline-specific learning
• Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• 4 weeks paid annual leave, sick/carers leave, family & domestic violence leave, public holiday substitution policy, and more…

Join us at EACH

EACH has been committed to delivering health and support services that improve lives and strengthen communities for over 50 years. Our workforce is made up of compassionate individuals who are here to lend a helping hand, offering a wide range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual from all walks of live. Join us on this journey and let us make a difference together.

Additional information

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews may take place during the advertising period - so don't miss out and apply today!

Next Steps in the Hiring Process

Thank you for your interest in joining EACH! To learn more about next steps, please check out our Hiring Process Guide.

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