• Use lived and living experience to deliver positive recovery-orientated services to clients with mental ill health supporting their wellbeing goals
• Fixed term 6 month role | Part time 22.8 hours/week with Fleet Car or Allowance
• Sale & Gippsland areas 

Mind strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people with a lived and living experience of mental distress and recovery, and applicants from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds. 

Mind Australia is one of the country’s leading community-managed specialist mental health service providers with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre based and online services. Mind has been supporting people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges to find help, hope and purpose in their lives for more than 45 years.

We provide practical and motivational support that helps people to develop the skills they need to move on, thrive and improve the quality of their lives. It’s an approach to mental health and wellbeing that looks at the whole person in the context of their daily life. Mind is committed to diversity and social inclusion.

About the role

The Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (CMHWS) is a network of hubs designed to meet the increased need for immediate mental health support in the community. The hubs act as a ‘front door’ service to the mental health system where people can access services without eligibility criteria or a referral. CMHWS support people of all ages experiencing psychological distress or mental ill health and offer a blend of face-to-face support in the community, in person, telehealth and online services. The service delivers wellbeing supports tailored to a client’s individual needs including early intervention, specialist referrals, and support for families and carers.

We are seeking an empathic, self-motivated Peer Practitioner opportunity to work within an innovative service. Working from home, you will utilise lived and living experience of mental ill health and recovery to deliver positive, person-centred recovery-orientated supports to clients to achieve their recovery goals, promote wellbeing and live safely within the community. As this position requires travel across the metropolitan area a fleet car or allowance is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Utilise your own lived and living experience of mental ill health and recovery to inform your work and the work of the team.
• Deliver high quality in person and outreach services and facilitate positive educational and social experiences.
• Support clients to remain in the community, promote their wellbeing and enjoy a meaningful life through a staged approach to recovery.
• Provide information and mentoring to clients to establish relationships with families and carers, create community networks and access to relevant services.
• Collaborate with a range of services and the community to ensure a co-ordinated, integrated response to client’s recovery goals.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate IV) in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, or other health-related field.
• Intentional Peer Support Core and/or Advanced training will also be considered as an alternative to tertiary qualifications.
• Prior lived experience and willingness to support clients through sharing learnings and recovery orientated practice.
• Expertise in working with adults and young people with mental health issues, complex needs and interacting with families and carers.
• Proven capability to implement therapeutic, recovery oriented frameworks and practices including risk mitigation, trauma informed care and family inclusive practice.
• Relevant experience in facilitating group activities for clients experiencing mental ill health.

Benefits

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a. allows you to allocate a portion of your pre-tax income to cover living expenses (e.g. rent, mortgage, child care, car leasing expenses etc.)
• Fitness Passport - Access to our corporate health and fitness program, providing you and family with access to a wide choice of fitness facilities
• Learning and development opportunities.

Interested?

To obtain a position description and apply online click Apply Now to visit Mind Careers - reference number 496764. Please contact the person below for more information.

Rebecca MathesonOmondi, Service Manager

[email protected]  

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact us at [email protected]

The successful applicant is required to complete comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, NDIS Workers Screening Check.