Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 1st Jun 2022
- Sydney > Penrith
Flourish Australia has exciting opportunities for Peer Workers and Mental Health Workers to join our newly-established Greater Western Sydney teams!
The positions available are:
Position details:
As a Mental Health Worker or Peer Worker, you will work in the community to 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 is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.
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.
We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island backgrounds, people from CALD and LGBTI communities and mature age candidates.
All appointments with Flourish Australia's Mental Health Services are subject to background checks and evidence of compliance with COVID-19 vaccination Public Health Orders.
To apply for the advertised roles, please click the “Apply Now” button. Interviews are scheduled for mid-June. Apply today!
Position descriptions are attached.