• Join an exciting and expanding organisation
• Work within a values based, progressive NGO
• Be part of a dynamic and reflective team providing specialised support

“Full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society”

About Neami

Neami National is a community-based recovery and rehabilitation service supporting people living with mental illness and psychiatric disability to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals. We provide services in almost 40 locations, ranging from the inner-city and suburbs to regional and remote parts of Australia.

Our vision is for full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society. Our mission is to improve mental health and wellbeing in local communities across the country.

We believe that recovery is an individual process and that with the right kind of support everyone can live a life based on their own strengths, values and goals for the future.

We use an approach called the Collaborative Recovery Model (CRM) to support people through our services. The CRM assists individuals to identify their personal strengths and values, to set goals and then helps them make progress towards achieving them.

We also offer:

• Extensive Learning and Development Program
• Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Attractive Salary Packaging available, increasing take home pay by $7,000
• Excellent conditions including 3 months paid maternity leave (in addition to the government parental leave scheme), generous long service leave, 3 days gratis leave and industry leading pay rates

About the Role

• Ongoing Part time roles available across multiple regions
• Positions available at Hawthorn, Noble Park and Seaford

As a Youth Residential Peer Support Worker you will:

• Play a pivotal role in supporting consumer entry to the service and play a key role in orientating the consumer to the service
• Co-facilitate the Optimal Health Program which is a self-management program based on the Collaborative Therapy approach
• Operate Flourish, a peer facilitated recovery-based self-development program

Youth Residential Peer Support Workers (YRPSW) are integral members of the team and draw on their lived experience of recovery from mental illness, to instil confidence and hope in others about the journey of recovery.  You will work collaboratively in planning and co-facilitating a peer facilitated group based self development program known as Flourish.  The Youth Residential Peer Support Worker may also assist new consumers in their entry into the service and in providing individual support to consumers focusing on their strengths to achieve their identified goals.

YRPSWs facilitate Flourish, a peer facilitated recovery-based self-development program and the Optimal Health Program (OHP - a program with the overall aim of improving health and well-being outcomes for consumers).  The program focuses on individual strengths and values in aspiring towards personal goals and self-directed change.  YRPSWs may also collaborate with outreach teams to assist young people who are homeless to identify and work towards seeking suitable accommodation and address other needs.  YRPSW are an important element of the team approach and bring the wisdom of experience to many aspects of service delivery including intake interviews, service promotion, group programs and case reviews.  As with other Neami staff, YRPSW have access to a tailored training program and to regular supervision.

Staff are valued and supported to learn and develop through regular opportunities to reflect on their practice at the team level and participate in targeted training. Some of the attractions of Neami that our staff talk about are:

• Sharing in consumer’s achievements and seeing their hopes come to fruition
• Work in a collaborative and supportive team
• Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching and mentoring with your supervisor
• Extensive Learning and Development program
• Study leave & Scholarships

Neami Culture

The values, skills, attributes and commitment of our staff are key to our success and reputation as a national mental health service that provides high quality support services to people living with a mental illness.

We are strongly committed to further developing and diversifying our work force as part of our strategic directions.

We celebrate multidisciplinary teams and value the rich skills and experiences brought by applicants from a range of sectors and professional backgrounds.

Further depth is brought by those from diverse cultural backgrounds, Aboriginal staff, and those with lived experiences of mental illness and recovery, all of whom are strongly encouraged to apply for any roles that match their skills and interest.

To be successful you will have a high level of energy, enthusiasm and flexibility, along with a commitment to team work.

You will have a demonstrated ability to work effectively while managing a range of tasks and the skills to organise and prioritise tasks on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.