Job Summary
- $34.04-$36.50/h+ 10.5% Super + Salary Packaging (25% causal loading for casual roles)
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 27th Jul 2022
- Sydney > Blacktown
Flourish Australia has a rewarding opportunity for a female Peer Worker or Mental Health Worker to join the Women and Children's Program in Blacktown.
Please note: This position has been certified as a special needs program or activity in accordance with section 126A of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and is only open to female applicants.
As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker, you will support people accessing our services who have a lived experience of mental health issues to achieve their hopes and dreams. You will play an important part in assisting people to maintain wellness and realise their goals. On a day to day basis you will:
We value lived experience and believe peer support is a powerful part of the mental health recovery journey. Therefore, our Peer Worker roles are for those willing to use their lived experience and personal recovery to mentor people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
Flourish Australia's Women and Children's Program provides supported accommodation and outreach support to mothers parenting with a mental health issue that are homeless or at risk of homelessness. In this role you will be required to provide support to families through skill development, community access, community participation, positive parenting strategies and you will enhance opportunities for independent living and optimise family life. The care and support you will provide will be recovery focused, strengths based and trauma informed and will be tailored to meet the varied and individual needs of each family.
Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.
Full selection criteria and position description available within the application. All successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of compliance with COVID-19 vaccination Public Health Orders.
Apply today!